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  Jo Abbott (1840-1908) — also known as Joseph Abbott — of Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex. Born near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., January 15, 1840. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1869-71; district judge in Texas, 1879-84; U.S. Representative from Texas 6th District, 1887-97. Died in Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex., February 11, 1908 (age 68 years, 27 days). Interment at Old Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of William Abbott and Mary Abbott; married, December 15, 1868, to Rowena W. Sturgis.
  The city of Abbott, Texas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Abernethy (1807-1877) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 7, 1807. Governor of Oregon Territory, 1845-49; newspaper publisher. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 2, 1877 (age 69 years, 146 days). Original interment somewhere in Vancouver, Wash.; reinterment in 1883 at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Married 1830 to Anne Pope.
  Abernethy Bridge on I-205, crossing the Willamette River between Oregon City & West Linn, Oregon, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS George Abernethy (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Gerstle Abernethy (1903-1998) — also known as Thomas G. Abernethy; Tom Abernethy — of Eupora, Webster County, Miss.; Okolona, Chickasaw County, Miss. Born in Eupora, Webster County, Miss., May 16, 1903. Democrat. Mayor of Eupora, Miss., 1927-29; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1943-73 (4th District 1943-53, 1st District 1953-73); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1948, 1956 (alternate), 1960. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lambda Chi Alpha; Exchange Club. Died in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., June 11, 1998 (age 95 years, 26 days). Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Franklin Abernethy and Minnie Agnes (Jenkins) Abernethy; married, July 5, 1936, to Alice Margaret Lamb.
  The T. G. Abernethy Federal Building, in Aberdeen, Mississippi, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William J. Abrams (1829-1900) — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Cambridge, Washington County, N.Y., March 19, 1829. Democrat. Surveyor; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1864-67; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1868-69; mayor of Green Bay, Wis., 1881-82, 1883-85. Died in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., September 12, 1900 (age 71 years, 177 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac T. Abrams and Ruth (Hall) Abrams; married 1854 to Henrietta Taylor Alton; father of Winford Abrams.
  The town of Abrams, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Adair (1757-1840) — of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky. Born in Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., January 9, 1757. Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1793-95, 1798, 1800-03, 1817; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1802-03; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1805-06; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Kentucky, 1820-24; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1831-33. Slaveowner. Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., May 19, 1840 (age 83 years, 131 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1872 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Adair and Mary (Moore) Adair; married to Catherine Palmer; father of Eliza Palmer Adair (who married Thomas Bell Monroe) and Eleanor Katherine 'Ellen' Adair (who married Joseph Mills White); grandfather of Victor Monroe.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Roosevelt family of New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Adair counties in Iowa, Ky. and Mo. are named for him.
  The city of Adairville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alva Adams (1850-1922) — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in a log cabin in Iowa County, Wis., May 14, 1850. Democrat. Hardware merchant; member of Colorado state legislature, 1876; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1880 (Convention Vice-President), 1904 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker); Governor of Colorado, 1887-89, 1897-99, 1905; member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1908-. Member, Freemasons. Died at a sanitarium in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., November 1, 1922 (age 72 years, 171 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of John Adams and Eliza (Blanchard) Adams; brother of William Herbert Adams; married to Ella Charlotte Nye; father of Alva Blanchard Adams; uncle of Harry Wilfred Adams; grandfather of Alva Blanchard Adams Jr..
  Political family: Adams family of Pueblo, Colorado.
  Adams County, Colo. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John Adams John Adams (1735-1826) — also known as "His Rotundity"; "The Duke of Braintree"; "American Cato"; "Old Sink and Swim"; "The Colossus of Independence"; "Father of the American Navy" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., October 30, 1735. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1781-88; Great Britain, 1785-88; Vice President of the United States, 1789-97; President of the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 4, 1826 (age 90 years, 247 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment in 1828 at United First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams; married, October 25, 1764, to Abigail Quincy Smith (aunt of William Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (who married William Stephens Smith) and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) (who married Louisa Catherine Johnson); grandfather of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; second great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); third great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams; first cousin thrice removed of Edward M. Chapin; first cousin four times removed of Arthur Chapin; first cousin six times removed of Denwood Lynn Chapin; second cousin of Samuel Adams; second cousin once removed of Joseph Allen; second cousin twice removed of John Milton Thayer; second cousin thrice removed of William Vincent Wells; second cousin four times removed of Lyman Kidder Bass, Daniel T. Hayden, Arthur Laban Bates and Almur Stiles Whiting; second cousin five times removed of Charles Grenfill Washburn, Lyman Metcalfe Bass and Emerson Richard Boyles; third cousin of Thomas Cogswell (1799-1868); third cousin once removed of Jeremiah Mason, George Bailey Loring and Thomas Cogswell (1841-1904); third cousin twice removed of Asahel Otis, Erastus Fairbanks, Charles Stetson, Henry Brewster Stanton, Charles Adams Jr., Isaiah Stetson, Joshua Perkins, Eli Thayer and Bailey Frye Adams; third cousin thrice removed of Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, Caleb Stetson, Oakes Ames, Oliver Ames Jr., Benjamin W. Waite, Alfred Elisha Ames, George Otis Fairbanks, Austin Wells Holden, Horace Fairbanks, Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, Joseph Washburn Yates, Augustus Brown Reed Sprague, Franklin Fairbanks, Erskine Mason Phelps, Arthur Newton Holden, John Alden Thayer, Irving Hall Chase, Isaiah Kidder Stetson and Giles Russell Taggart.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.
  Mount Adams (second highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Adams (built 1941-42 at Richmond, California; torpedoed and lost in the Coral Sea, 1942) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: John Adams Harper — John A. Cameron — John A. Dix — John Adams Fisher — John A. Taintor — John A. Gilmer — John A. Perkins — John Adams Hyman — John A. Damon — John A. Lee — John A. Sanders — John Adams Hurson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about John Adams: John Ferling, John Adams: A Life — Joseph J. Ellis, The Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams — David McCullough, John Adams — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — James Grant, John Adams : Party of One
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) — also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts Madman" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1767. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1802; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S. Secretary of State, 1817-25; President of the United States, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District 1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office 1848; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1834. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Suffered a stroke while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in the Speaker's office, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., February 23, 1848 (age 80 years, 227 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment at United First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Adams and Abigail Adams; brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (who married William Stephens Smith); married, July 26, 1797, to Louisa Catherine Johnson (daughter of Joshua Johnson; sister-in-law of John Pope; niece of Thomas Johnson); father of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); second great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams; first cousin of William Cranch; second cousin once removed of Samuel Adams; second cousin twice removed of Edward M. Chapin; second cousin thrice removed of Arthur Chapin; second cousin five times removed of Denwood Lynn Chapin; third cousin of Joseph Allen; third cousin once removed of Samuel Sewall, Josiah Quincy, Thomas Cogswell (1799-1868) and John Milton Thayer; third cousin twice removed of William Vincent Wells; third cousin thrice removed of Lyman Kidder Bass, Daniel T. Hayden, Arthur Laban Bates and Almur Stiles Whiting; fourth cousin of Jeremiah Mason, Josiah Quincy Jr., George Bailey Loring and Thomas Cogswell (1841-1904); fourth cousin once removed of Asahel Otis, Erastus Fairbanks, Charles Stetson, Henry Brewster Stanton, Charles Adams Jr., Isaiah Stetson, Joshua Perkins, Eli Thayer, Bailey Frye Adams and Samuel Miller Quincy.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: John Smith — Thurlow Weed
  Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are named for him.
  Mount Quincy Adams, in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — Mount Quincy Adams, on the border between British Columbia, Canada, and Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: John Q. A. Brackett — John Q. A. Shelden — J. Q. A. Reber
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life — Lynn Hudson Parsons, John Quincy Adams — Robert V. Remini, John Quincy Adams — Joseph Wheelan, Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress — John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Samuel Adams (1722-1803) — also known as "The Tribune of the People"; "The Cromwell of New England"; "Determinatus"; "The Psalm Singer"; "Amendment Monger"; "American Cato"; "Samuel the Publican" — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 27, 1722. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-81; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779, 1788; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1781; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1788; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1789-94; Governor of Massachusetts, 1793-97; received 15 electoral votes, 1796. Congregationalist. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 2, 1803 (age 81 years, 5 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Adams and Mary (Fifield) Adams; married 1749 to Elizabeth Checkley; married 1764 to Elizabeth Wells; uncle of Joseph Allen; granduncle of Charles Allen; great-grandfather of Elizabeth Wells Randall (who married Alfred Cumming) and William Vincent Wells; second cousin of John Adams; second cousin once removed of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); second cousin twice removed of George Washington Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) and John Milton Thayer; second cousin thrice removed of Edward M. Chapin, John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; second cousin four times removed of Lyman Kidder Bass, Daniel T. Hayden, Arthur Chapin, Arthur Laban Bates, Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954) and Almur Stiles Whiting; second cousin five times removed of Charles Grenfill Washburn, Lyman Metcalfe Bass, Emerson Richard Boyles and Thomas Boylston Adams; third cousin of Samuel Huntington; third cousin once removed of Samuel H. Huntington and Caleb Cushing; third cousin twice removed of Willard J. Chapin, Erastus Fairbanks, Nathaniel Huntington, James Huntington, Joseph Lyman Huntington, Elisha Mills Huntington, Charles Adams Jr., James Brooks and Bailey Frye Adams; third cousin thrice removed of Alphonso Taft, Benjamin W. Waite, George Otis Fairbanks, Austin Wells Holden, Horace Fairbanks, Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, Franklin Fairbanks, Collins Dwight Huntington, George Milo Huntington, Edgar Weeks and Arthur Newton Holden; third cousin four times removed of John Quincy Adams (1848-1911).
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Upham family; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mount Sam Adams, in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Samuel Adams (built 1941 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Samuel Adams: Donald Barr Chidsey, The World of Samuel Adams
  Michael J. Adanti (1940-2005) — also known as "Red" — of Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn.; Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn. Born June 23, 1940. Democrat. Played football for the Ansonia Black Knights of the Atlantic Coast League; school teacher; mayor of Ansonia, Conn., 1973-77; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1976; president, Southern Connecticut State University, 1984-2003. Killed in an automobile accident, in Sardinia, July 31, 2005 (age 65 years, 38 days). Interment at Mt. St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
  Relatives: Married to Linda Shashinska.
  The Michael J. Adanti Student Center, at Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Jane Addams Jane Addams (1860-1935) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cedarville, Stephenson County, Ill., September 6, 1860. Progressive. Social worker; sociologist; lecturer; woman suffrage activist; pacifist; delegate to Progressive National Convention from Illinois, 1912; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Female. Presbyterian or Unitarian. English ancestry. Lesbian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Civil Liberties Union; Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; NAACP. Died, from cancer, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 21, 1935 (age 74 years, 257 days). Interment at Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
  Relatives: Daughter of Sarah (Weber) Addams and John Huy Addams; aunt of Anna Marcet Haldeman (who married Emanuel Julius); grandniece of William Addams.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jane Addams (built 1942 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; sold 1947 and converted to a floating wharf) was named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1940)
  George Ade (1866-1944) — of Kentland, Newton County, Ind. Born in Kentland, Newton County, Ind., February 9, 1866. Republican. Author; humorist; newspaper columnist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908. Member, Sigma Chi. Suffered a heart attack, fell into a coma, and died, in Brook, Newton County, Ind., May 16, 1944 (age 78 years, 97 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of John Ade and Adaline (Bush) Ade; brother-in-law of Warren Terry McCray.
  The Ross-Ade Stadium (built 1924), at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, is partly named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS George Ade (built 1944 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Aiken Jr. (1806-1887) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., January 28, 1806. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1838-42; member of South Carolina state senate, 1842-44; Governor of South Carolina, 1844-46; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1851-57 (6th District 1851-53, 2nd District 1853-57); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1872. Slaveowner. Died in Flat Rock, Henderson County, N.C., September 6, 1887 (age 81 years, 221 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Aiken and Henrietta (Wyatt) Aiken; married, February 3, 1831, to Harriett Lowndes (daughter of Thomas Lowndes); great-grandfather of Burnet Rhett Maybank; second great-grandfather of Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr.; first cousin of David Wyatt Aiken.
  Political families: VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York; DeSaussure-Lowndes-Aiken-Rhett family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Aiken County, S.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leon Joseph Albert (1840-1912) — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in 1840. Democrat. Steamboat builder; mayor of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1877-79, 1886-91. Died in 1912 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Albert Hall (built 1904, demolished 1960), one of the first two dormitory buildings at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was named for him.
  James Lusk Alcorn (1816-1894) — also known as James L. Alcorn — of Livingston County, Ky.; Friars Point, Coahoma County, Miss. Born near Golconda, Pope County, Ill., November 4, 1816. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1843; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1846, 1856-57; member of Mississippi state senate, 1848-54; candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1856; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Mississippi, 1870-71; defeated, 1873; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1871-77. Slaveowner. Died in Friars Point, Coahoma County, Miss., December 20, 1894 (age 78 years, 46 days). Interment at Alcorn Cemetery, Friars Point, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of James Alcorn and Louisa (Lusk) Alcorn; married 1839 to Mary Catherine Stewart; married 1850 to Amelia Walton Glover.
  Alcorn County, Miss. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915) — also known as Nelson W. Aldrich; "General Manager of the United States" — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent County, R.I. Born in Foster, Providence County, R.I., November 6, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; director, Roger Williams Bank; president, First National Bank of Providence; trustee, Providence, Hartford and Fishkill Railroad; organizer and president, United Traction and Electric Company; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1875-77; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1879-81; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1881-1911; author of Aldrich-Vreeland Currency Act and Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, from an apoplectic stroke, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 16, 1915 (age 73 years, 161 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Anan Evans Aldrich and Abby Ann (Burgess) Aldrich; married, October 9, 1866, to Abby Pearce Truman Chapman; father of Richard Steere Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich; grandfather of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller; great-grandfather of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Aldrich Hall (built 1953), at the Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Library of Congress
  James Alexander (1691-1756) — Born in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland, May 27, 1691. In Scotland, he joined the Jacobite Rising of 1715, a revolt that attempted to install James Francis Edward Stuart (the "Old Pretender") as king; to avoid prosecution for treason, he fled to New York; surveyor; lawyer; member New York governor's council, 1721-32, 1737; Colonial Attorney-General of New York, 1721-23. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in New York, April 2, 1756 (age 64 years, 311 days). Interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Maria (Spratt) Provost (step-daughter of David Provost); grandfather of Philip Peter Livingston and John Stevens III; great-grandfather of William Alexander Duer, John Duer and Charles Ludlow Livingston; second great-grandfather of William Duer and Denning Duer; third great-grandfather of Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean and Hamilton Fish Kean; fourth great-grandfather of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991), Robert Reginald Livingston and Robert Winthrop Kean; fifth great-grandfather of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas Howard Kean; sixth great-grandfather of Hamilton Fish, Alexa Fish Ward and Thomas Howard Kean Jr..
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The township of Alexandria, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Julius Alexander (1797-1857) — of Mecklenburg County, N.C.; Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C. Born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., March, 1797. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1826-31, 1833-35; superintendent of the U.S. Mint at Charlotte, N.C., 1846-51. Died in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., February 15, 1857 (age 59 years, 0 days). Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Lee Alexander and Elizabeth (Henderson) Alexander; married to Elvira Catherine Wilson.
  Alexander County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William M. Alexander — of Illinois. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1822; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1822. Burial location unknown.
  Alexander County, Ill. is named for him.
Russell A. Alger Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) — also known as Russell A. Alger — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio, February 27, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884, 1896 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); Governor of Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office 1907. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., January 24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331 days). Entombed at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Russell Alger and Caroline (Moulton) Alger; brother of Charles Moulton Alger; married, April 2, 1861, to Annette H. Henry; father of Frederick Moulton Alger (who married Mary Eldridge Swift); grandfather of Frederick Moulton Alger Jr..
  Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Alger County, Mich. is named for him.
  The village of Alger, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Aris Tee Allen (1910-1991) — also known as Aris T. Allen — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., December 27, 1910. Republican. Physician; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1967-74, 1991; died in office 1991; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972 (delegation chair); Maryland Republican state chair, 1977-79; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 1978; member of Maryland state senate 30th District, 1979-81. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; American Medical Association; American Legion; NAACP. Following a diagnosis of cancer, he died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in his parked rental car, in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., February 5, 1991 (age 80 years, 40 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Allen and Maryetta (Whitby) Allen; married 1947 to Faye E. Watson.
  Aris T. Allen Boulevard (Maryland Route 665), in Annapolis, Maryland, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Ebenezer Allen (1804-1863) — of Orono, Penobscot County, Maine; Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., April 8, 1804. Lawyer; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1844-45, 1845-46; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1844-45; Texas state attorney general, 1850-52; railroad promoter; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in the Civil War in Richmond, Va., 1863 (age about 59 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Allen and Hannah (Wilcox) Allen; married 1833 to Sylvina Morse.
  The city of Allen, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Watkins Allen (1820-1866) — of Texas; Louisiana. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., April 29, 1820. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1853; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Louisiana, 1864-65. Presbyterian. Died in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito Federal, April 22, 1866 (age 45 years, 358 days). Interment at Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge, La.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Thomas Allen and Ann (Watkins) Allen; married to Salome Crane.
  Allen Parish, La. is named for him.
  The city of Port Allen, Louisiana, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Oscar Kelly Allen (1882-1936) — also known as O. K. Allen — of Louisiana. Born in a log cabin in Winn Parish, La., August 8, 1882. Democrat. School teacher; member of Louisiana state senate, 1920; Governor of Louisiana, 1932-36; died in office 1936. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in the Louisiana Governor's mansion, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., January 28, 1936 (age 53 years, 173 days). Interment at Winnfield Cemetery, Winnfield, La.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Levi Allen and Sophronia (Perkins) Allen; brother of Asa Leonard Allen; married, December 4, 1912, to Florence Scott Love.
  Cross-reference: Richard W. Leche
  The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge (opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line over the Mississippi River, between East Baton Rouge Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, is partly named for him.
  Epitaph: "A friend to man, a follower of God, great builder, courageous leader, humble in life, exalted in death."
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Allen (1704-1780) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 5, 1704. Merchant; lawyer; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1735-36. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 6, 1780 (age 76 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 16, 1734, to Margaret Hamilton.
  The city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and William Allen High School, are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Allen (1803-1879) — also known as "Earthquake Allen"; "Petticoat Allen"; "The Fog Horn"; "The Ohio Gong"; "Rise Up William Allen" — of Ohio. Born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., December 27, 1803. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1833-35; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1837-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864; Governor of Ohio, 1874-76. Died near Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, July 11, 1879 (age 75 years, 196 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Allen and Sarah (Colburn) Allen; married 1842 to Effie Coons; uncle of Allen Granberry Thurman.
  Political family: Allen-McCormick-Thurman-Dun family of Chillicothe, Ohio.
  Allen County, Kan. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John P. Altgeld John Peter Altgeld (1847-1902) — also known as John P. Altgeld — of Andrew County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Hesse, Germany, December 30, 1847. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Andrew County State's Attorney, 1875; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1884; superior court judge in Illinois, 1886-91; Governor of Illinois, 1893-97; Independent candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1899. German ancestry. Pardoned the surviving protesters of the Haymarket incident in Chicago, and refused to send troops against the Pullman railway strikers. These actions were not popular at the time, and he never won another election. As he finished a speech at the Joliet Opera House, he suffered a stroke, was carried across the street to the Hotel Monroe, and died the next morning, in Joliet, Will County, Ill., March 12, 1902 (age 54 years, 72 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.; statue at Lincoln Park, Chicago, Ill.
  Altgeld Gardens Homes (built 1944-45), a public housing complex in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John P. Altgeld (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; sold 1947, scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, April 1902
  Otho Webb Altizer (1888-1957) — also known as O. W. Altizer — of Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Va. Born in Floyd County, Va., January 3, 1888. Republican. Farmer; miller; Montgomery County Sheriff; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, Lions. Died, from histoplasmosis of lungs, in Lewis Gale Hospital, Roanoke, Va., June 16, 1957 (age 69 years, 164 days). Interment at Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John L. Altizer and Kate (Peterman) Altizer; married, February 29, 1924, to Ruth B. Patterson.
  The Altizer Bridge (named 1957), taking Route 8 across the Little River, from Floyd County to Montgomery County, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Oakes Ames (1804-1873) — of North Easton, Easton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Easton, Bristol County, Mass., January 10, 1804. Republican. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1863-73. He and his brother Oliver Ames, president of the Union Pacific Railroad, prime movers in construction of the first transcontinental railroad line, completed in 1869; he was as censured by the House of Representatives in 1873 for his role in the Credit Mobilier bribery scandal. Died in Easton, Bristol County, Mass., May 8, 1873 (age 69 years, 118 days). Interment at Village Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument at Oliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Ames (1779-1863) and Susannah (Angier) Ames; brother of Oliver Ames Jr.; married to Eveline Gilmore; father of Oliver Ames (1831-1895); third cousin thrice removed of John Adams; fourth cousin of Alfred Elisha Ames; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Alonzo Ames.
  Political family: Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Ames, Iowa, is named for him.  — The community of Ames, Nebraska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Forrest Howard Anderson (1913-1989) — also known as Forrest Anderson — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., January 30, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1943-45; Lewis and Clark County Attorney, 1945-47; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956; Montana state attorney general, 1957-68; Governor of Montana, 1969-73. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Phi Delta Theta. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., July 20, 1989 (age 76 years, 171 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar A. Anderson and Nora (O'Keefe) Anderson; married, January 24, 1941, to Margaret Evelyn Samson.
  The Forrest H. Anderson Memorial Bridge, which crosses the Missouri River at Craig, Montana, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Ross Anderson Jr. (1929-2020) — also known as G. Ross Anderson, Jr. — of Anderson, Anderson County, S.C. Born in Anderson, Anderson County, S.C., January 29, 1929. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1980-2009; took senior status 2009. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi Delta Phi. Died in South Carolina, December 1, 2020 (age 91 years, 307 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of George Ross Anderson and Eva Mae (Pooler) Anderson; married to Dorothy Downie.
  The G. Ross Anderson Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (built 1938, given present name 2002), in Anderson, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Glenn Malcolm Anderson (1913-1994) — also known as Glenn M. Anderson — of Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Harbor City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 21, 1913. Democrat. Merchant; mayor of Hawthorne, Calif., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1943-50; chair of Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1948-50; California Democratic state chair, 1950-52; candidate for California state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1988; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1959-67; U.S. Representative from California, 1969-93 (17th District 1969-73, 35th District 1973-75, 32nd District 1975-93). Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets; Elks; Kiwanis; Redmen; Native Sons of the Golden West; Toastmasters. Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital Pavilion, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 13, 1994 (age 81 years, 295 days). Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William J. Anderson and Serene W. (Fister) Anderson; married to Patricia Arlene Hawley and Lenore Marie 'Lee' Dutton.
  The Glenn Anderson Freeway Transitway (I-105), in Los Angeles County, California, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Loved husband, father, grandfather, and public servant."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Howard Palmer Anderson (1915-2000) — also known as Howard P. Anderson — Born in Crystal Hill, Halifax County, Va., May 25, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; FBI special agent; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1958-71; member of Virginia state senate 18th District, 1972-91. Member, Ruritan; Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau. Died in South Boston, Halifax County, Va., November 1, 2000 (age 85 years, 160 days). Interment at Crystal Hill Cemetery, Crystal Hill, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Howard Putnam Anderson and Mary Elizabeth (Palmer) Anderson; married, February 28, 1941, to Mildred Graham Webb.
  The Howard P. Anderson Bridge (built 1989, named 1992), which takes US Route 501 over the Staunton River, between Brookneal and Halifax County, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Campbell Anderson (1830-1891) — also known as Joseph C. Anderson — of Kansas. Born in Jessamine County, Ky., 1830. Lawyer; member of Kansas territorial legislature, 1855; arrested and imprisoned during the Civil War for refusing to sign an oath of allegiance to the Union. Died in 1891 (age about 61 years). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Anderson and Mary (Campbell) Anderson; married to Dovey Blythe.
  Anderson County, Kan. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Inslee Anderson (1757-1837) — also known as Joseph Anderson — of Tennessee. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 5, 1757. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; justice of Southwest Territory supreme court, 1791; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1797-1815; Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury, 1815-36. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Washington, D.C., April 17, 1837 (age 79 years, 163 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Anderson and Elizabeth (Inslee) Anderson; married 1797 to Only Patience Outlaw; father of Alexander Outlaw Anderson.
  Anderson County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805-1845) — of Texas. Born in North Carolina, September 11, 1805. Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1841-42; Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1844-45; died in office 1845. Died at the Fanthorp Inn, in Fanthorp (now Anderson), Grimes County, Tex., July 3, 1845 (age 39 years, 295 days). Interment at Fanthorp Cemetery, Anderson, Tex.
  Anderson County, Tex. is named for him.
  Richard Clough Anderson Jr. (1788-1826) — also known as Richard C. Anderson, Jr. — of Kentucky. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 4, 1788. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1814-15, 1821-22; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1822; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1817-21; U.S. Minister to Gran Colombia, 1823-26, died in office 1826. Slaveowner. Died, of yellow fever, near Cartagena, Colombia, July 24, 1826 (age 37 years, 354 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Jefferson County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Anderson and Elizabeth (Clark) Anderson.
  Anderson County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George William Andrews (1906-1971) — also known as George W. Andrews — of Union Springs, Bullock County, Ala. Born in Clayton, Barbour County, Ala., December 12, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1944-71 (3rd District 1944-63, at-large 1963-65, 3rd District 1965-71); died in office 1971. Baptist. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 25, 1971 (age 65 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of George William Andrews, Sr. and Addie Bell (King) Andrews; married, November 25, 1936, to Leslie Elizabeth Bullock.
  The G. W. Andrews Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Opelika, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hunter Booker Andrews (1921-2005) — also known as Hunter B. Andrews — of Hampton, Va. Born in Hampton, Va., May 28, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1964-95 (31st District 1964-65, 28th District 1966-71, 1st District 1972-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; American Legion. Died, from a heart attack, in Hampton, Va., January 13, 2005 (age 83 years, 230 days). Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Stuart Andrews and Dorothy Whiting (Booker) Andrews; married to Cynthia Bentley Collings.
  Hunter B. Andrews Elementary School, in Hampton, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
James B. Angell James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) — also known as James B. Angell — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Scituate, Providence County, R.I., January 7, 1829. Editor of Sen. Henry B. Anthony's newspaper, Providence Journal, 1860-66; president, University of Vermont, 1866-71; president, University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-81; Turkey, 1897-98. Congregationalist. Member, American Historical Association. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 1, 1916 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Aldrich Angell and Amey (Aldrich) Angell; married, November 26, 1855, to Sarah S. Caswell (daughter of Alexis Caswell); father of Alexis Caswell Angell.
  Political family: Angell-Cooley family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  Angell Hall, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
  George Tobey Anthony (1824-1896) — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan. Born in Mayfield, Fulton County, N.Y., June 9, 1824. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Kansas, 1877-79; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1885. Died, of pneumonia, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., August 5, 1896 (age 72 years, 57 days). Interment at Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Anthony and Anna (Odell) Anthony; married 1852 to Rosa A. Lyon; cousin of Susan B. Anthony.
  The city of Anthony, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Branch Tanner Archer (1790-1856) — Born in Fauquier County, Va., December 13, 1790. Physician; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1819-20; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Columbia, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1840-41. Member, Freemasons. Died in Brazoria, Brazoria County, Tex., September 22, 1856 (age 65 years, 284 days). Interment at Restwood Memorial Park, Clute, Tex.
  Relatives: First cousin once removed of William Segar Archer.
  Political families: Archer-Eggleston-Jefferson family of Virginia; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Archer County, Tex. is named for him.
  James Tillinghast Archer (1819-1859) — also known as James T. Archer — of Florida. Born in Gillisonville, Jasper County, S.C., May 15, 1819. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1840; secretary of state of Florida, 1845-48. Died, of heart disease, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., June 1, 1859 (age 40 years, 17 days). Interment at Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Archer and Susan Matilda (Tillinghast) Archer; married to Mary Brown.
  The city of Archer, Florida, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Oliver Percy Archer (1869-1930) — also known as O. P. Archer — of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Tex. Born in Garland, Tipton County, Tenn., November 29, 1869. Mayor of McAllen, Tex., 1913-23. Member, Rotary. Died May 3, 1930 (age 60 years, 155 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, McAllen, Tex.
  Relatives: Married to Clara Hill.
  Archer Park, McAllen, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Antonio D. Archuleta (born c.1845) — of Colorado. Born about 1845. Member of Colorado state senate, 1885. Burial location unknown.
  Archuleta County, Colo. is named for him.
  John Armstrong Jr. (1758-1843) — also known as "Old Soldier"; "Monsieur Tombo" — of Pennsylvania; Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., November 25, 1758. Republican. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1783-87; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1787-88; U.S. Senator from New York, 1800-02, 1803-04; U.S. Minister to France, 1804-10; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Secretary of War, 1813-14; blamed for the British capture of Washington, D.C. in August 1814, and forced to resign; member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1825. Catholic. Slaveowner. Died in Red Hook, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 1, 1843 (age 84 years, 127 days). Entombed at Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Armstrong and Rebecca (Lyon) Armstrong; brother of James Armstrong; married, January 18, 1789, to Alida Livingston (daughter of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); sister-in-law of Morgan Lewis; sister of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; granddaughter of Robert Livingston); grandfather of John Jacob Astor III; great-grandfather of William Waldorf Astor; second great-grandfather of William Astor Chanler and Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Armstrong (built 1942-43 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Armstrong (1717-1795) — also known as "Hero of Kittanny" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), October 13, 1717. Civil engineer; surveyor; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1778-80. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., March 9, 1795 (age 77 years, 147 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of James Armstrong ; married to Rebecca Lyon; father of James Armstrong (1748-1828) and John Armstrong Jr.; great-grandfather of John Jacob Astor III; second great-grandfather of William Waldorf Astor; third great-grandfather of William Astor Chanler and Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Armstrong County, Pa. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Moses Kimball Armstrong (1832-1906) — also known as Moses K. Armstrong — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Milan, Erie County, Ohio, September 19, 1832. Member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1862-63; member Dakota territorial council, 1865-67, 1870-71; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1866-67; treasurer of Dakota Territory, 1865-68; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1871. Died in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minn., January 11, 1906 (age 73 years, 114 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Armstrong County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) — also known as Benjamin W. Arnett — of Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio. Born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., March 16, 1838. Republican. School teacher and principal; ordained minister; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first Black state legislator elected to represent a majority white constituency; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1896. African Methodist Episcopal. African, Scottish, American Indian, and Irish ancestry. Lost a leg due to a tumor in 1858. Died, of uremia, in Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, October 7, 1906 (age 68 years, 205 days). Interment at Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel G. Arnett and Mary Louisa Arnett; married, May 25, 1858, to Mary Louisa Gordon.
  Arnett Hall, at Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Winston Eugene Arnow (1911-1994) — also known as Winston E. Arnow — of Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Micanopy, Alachua County, Fla., March 13, 1911. Lawyer; municipal judge in Florida, 1940-42, 1946-49; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1967-81; took senior status 1981. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Tau Kappa Alpha; Blue Key; Elks; Rotary. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., November 28, 1994 (age 83 years, 260 days). Interment at Roberts Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Leslie Arnow and Mabel (Thrasher) Arnow; married, January 11, 1941, to Frances Day Cease.
  The Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, in Pensacola, Florida, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) — also known as Chester A. Arthur; Chester Abell Arthur; "The Gentleman Boss"; "His Accidency"; "Elegant Arthur"; "Our Chet"; "Dude President" — of New York. Born in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vt., October 5, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1870-78; New York Republican state chair, 1879-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880; Vice President of the United States, 1881; President of the United States, 1881-85; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1884. Episcopalian. Member, Loyal Legion; Psi Upsilon; Union League. Died, of Bright's disease and a cerebral hemorrhage, in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 18, 1886 (age 57 years, 44 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. William Arthur and Malvina (Stone) Arthur; married, October 25, 1859, to Ellen Lewis "Nell" Herndon; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Franklin Flanders and Cassius Montgomery Clay Twitchell.
  Political families: Eastman family; Flanders family of Vermont; Sargent-Davis-Pike-Flanders family of New Hampshire; Fairbanks-Adams family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Arthur County, Neb. is named for him.
  The village of Arthur, Nebraska, is named for him.  — The village of Chester, Nebraska, is named for him.  — Lake Arthur, in Polk County, Minnesota, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Chester A. Heitman — Chester Arthur Pike — Chester A. Johnson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Chester A. Arthur: Thomas C. Reeves, Gentleman Boss : The Life of Chester Alan Arthur — Justus D. Doenecke, The Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur — George Frederick Howe, Chester A. Arthur, A Quarter-Century of Machine Politics — Zachary Karabell, Chester Alan Arthur — Paul Joseph, Chester Arthur (for young readers)
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802) — of North Carolina. Born in Rocky Point, Pender County, N.C., 1748. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1784-86; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1787; member of North Carolina state senate, 1789; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93; elected Governor of North Carolina 1802, but died before taking office. Slaveowner. Died in Halifax, Halifax County, N.C., November 27, 1802 (age about 54 years). Interment at Churchyard Cemetery, Halifax, N.C.; cenotaph at Ashe Family Cemetery, Rocky Point, N.C.
  Presumably named for: John the Baptist
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Ashe and Mary (Porter) Ashe; married to Elizabeth Montfort; uncle of John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas Samuel Ashe and William Shepperd Ashe; cousin four different ways of George Davis and Horatio Davis; cousin two different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin once removed of William Henry Hill.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John B. Ashe (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; sold 1947, scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Ashe (1725-1813) — of New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Bath, Beaufort County, N.C., March 24, 1725. Lawyer; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1777; Governor of North Carolina, 1795-98; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina. Died in Rocky Point, Pender County, N.C., February 3, 1813 (age 87 years, 316 days). Interment at Ashe Family Cemetery, Rocky Point, N.C.; memorial monument at Pack Square Park, Asheville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Baptista Ashe (1695-1734) and Elizabeth (Swann) Ashe; married to Mary Porter and Elizabeth Merrick; father of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802); uncle and cousin by marriage of William Henry Hill; grandfather of John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas Samuel Ashe and William Shepperd Ashe; great-granduncle of George Davis and Horatio Davis; cousin by marriage of Alfred Moore Waddell.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Ashe County, N.C. is named for him.
  The city of Asheville, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The city of Asheboro, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Samuel Ashe (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Chester Ashley (1790-1848) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., June 1, 1790. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1844-48; died in office 1848. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 29, 1848 (age 57 years, 333 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Nancy (Pomeroy) Ashley and William Ashley; married, July 4, 1821, to Mary Worthington Watkins Elliot; first cousin five times removed of Boyd Kenneth Benedict; second cousin once removed of Samuel Clesson Allen; second cousin twice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Elisha Hunt Allen; third cousin once removed of Jason Kellogg, Charles Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Daniel Fiske Kellogg, William Fessenden Allen and Frederick Hobbes Allen; fourth cousin of Luther Walter Badger, Silas Dewey Kellogg, Greene Carrier Bronson, Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875), Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, John Russell Kellogg, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, Laman Ingersoll, George Smith Catlin, Albert Gallatin Kellogg, Francis William Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, Farrand Fassett Merrill and Charles Kellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed of Amaziah Brainard, Orlando Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg, Stephen Wright Kellogg, George Bradley Kellogg, William Pitt Kellogg, Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur Tappan Kellogg, Selah Merrill, Edwin W. Kellogg and Samuel Herbert Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Ashley County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Henry Ashley (c.1778-1838) — also known as William H. Ashley — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Powhatan County, Va., about 1778. Democrat. Fur trader; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1820-24; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1831-37. Died near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., March 26, 1838 (age about 60 years). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Married, November 17, 1806, to Mary Able; married, October 17, 1832, to Elizabeth Woodson Moss.
  The Ashley National Forest (established 1908), in Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, and Utah counties, Utah, and Sweetwater County, Wyoming, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James Benjamin Aswell (1869-1931) — also known as James B. Aswell — of Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La. Born in Jackson Parish, La., December 23, 1869. Democrat. School teacher and principal; Louisiana superintendent of public instruction, 1904-08; Chancellor, University of Mississippi, 1907; president, Louisiana State Normal College, 1908-11; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1913-31; died in office 1931. Baptist. Died in Washington, D.C., March 16, 1931 (age 61 years, 83 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Werner Aswell and Frances Elizabeth (Lyles) Aswell; married, September 20, 1893, to Mary Lee Wright; married, March 3, 1901, to Ella Foster; father of Corine Aswell (daughter-in-law of James Campbell Cantrill).
  Political family: Lee-Randolph family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James B. Aswell (built 1943-44 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) — also known as David R. Atchison — of Plattsburg, Clinton County, Mo.; Platte City, Platte County, Mo. Born in Frogtown, Fayette County, Ky., August 11, 1807. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1834, 1838; circuit judge in Missouri, 1841; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1843-48, 1849-55. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. An organizer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. Thought by some to have been president for one day in 1849, because President Zachary Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday. Slaveowner. Died near Gower, Clinton County, Mo., January 26, 1886 (age 78 years, 168 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Plattsburg, Mo.; statue at Clinton County Courthouse Grounds, Plattsburg, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Atchison and Catherine (Allen) Atchison.
  Atchison counties in Kan. and Mo. are named for him.
  The city of Atchison, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carl Clyde Atkins (1914-1999) — also known as C. Clyde Atkins — of Stuart, Martin County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1914. Lawyer; founder-trustee, Lawyers Title Guaranty Fund, 1948-66; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-99; died in office 1999. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Kappa Tau; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha; Kiwanis. Died in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., March 11, 1999 (age 84 years, 108 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of C. C. Atkins and Marguerite (Criste) Atkins; married, January 18, 1937, to Esther Castillo.
  The C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse, in Miami, Florida, is named for him.
  William Yates Atkinson (1854-1899) — of Newnan, Coweta County, Ga. Born in Oakland, Meriwether County, Ga., November 11, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1886-94; Speaker of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1892-94; Georgia Democratic state chair, 1890-92; Governor of Georgia, 1894-98. Presbyterian. Died in Newnan, Coweta County, Ga., August 8, 1899 (age 44 years, 270 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
  Relatives: Married 1880 to Susie Cobb Milton (granddaughter of John Milton); father of William Yates Atkinson Jr..
  Political family: Milton family of Georgia.
  Atkinson County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Wallace Atterbury (1866-1935) — also known as William W. Atterbury; "The Railroad General" — of Radnor, Delaware County, Pa. Born in New Albany, Floyd County, Ind., January 31, 1866. Republican. Railroad superintendent; president, American Railway Association; during World War I, he was called on to organize organized U.S. military railroad operations in France; he was designated Director-General of Transportation for the American Expeditionary Forces; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920 (speaker); President, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1925-35. Member, American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died, of apoplexy, in Radnor, Delaware County, Pa., September 20, 1935 (age 69 years, 232 days). Interment at Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John G. Atterbury and Catharine (Larned) Atterbury.
  Camp Atterbury, a military training camp in Johnson County, Indiana, is named for him.  — Atterbury Army Air Base, Columbus, Indiana, later known as Bakalar Air Force Base, and since 1970 as Columbus Municipal Airport, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James H. Audrain (1782-1831) — of Missouri. Born in 1782. Member of Missouri state legislature, 1820. Died in 1831 (age about 49 years). Burial location unknown.
  Audrain County, Mo. is named for him.
  Mark Evans Austad (1917-1988) — also known as Marcus Jacob Austad; "Mark Evans" — of Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, April 1, 1917. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio announcer, broadcast newsman, and host of his own television news show; U.S. Ambassador to Finland, 1975-77; Norway, 1981-84. Mormon. Norwegian ancestry. Died in Arizona, October 20, 1988 (age 71 years, 202 days). Interment at Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Utah.
  The Mark Evans Austad Auditorium, at Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Grandpa, I'll bet Heavenly Father will be happy to see you."
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836) — also known as Stephen F. Austin; "Father of Texas" — Born in Wythe County, Va., November 3, 1793. Member of Missouri territorial legislature, 1814-19; delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of San Felipe de Austin, 1832; took petition to Mexico City for the establishment of Texas as a separate Mexican state, 1832; charged with attempting revolution, and imprisoned until 1835; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Felipe de Austin, 1835; candidate for President of the Texas Republic, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1836; died in office 1836. Member, Freemasons. Died of pneumonia, in Brazoria County, Tex., December 27, 1836 (age 43 years, 54 days). Original interment at Peach Point Cemetery, Gulf Prairie, Tex.; reinterment in 1910 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Austin and Maria (Brown) Austin.
  Austin County, Tex. is named for him.
  The city of Austin, Texas, is named for him.  — Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, is named for him.  — Austin College, Sherman, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Handbook of Texas Online
  Books about Stephen F. Austin: Gregg Cantrell, Stephen F. Austin : Empresario of Texas
  Waightstill Avery (1741-1821) — of Burke County, N.C. Born in Groton, New London County, Conn., May 10, 1741. Lawyer; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1776, 1782-83, 1793; North Carolina state attorney general, 1777-79; member of North Carolina state senate, 1796. Fought a pistol duel with Andrew Jackson in 1788; neither man was injured. Died in the judge's chambers at the Burke County Courthouse, Morganton, Burke County, N.C., March 13, 1821 (age 79 years, 307 days). Interment at Swan Ponds Plantation Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jerusha (Morgan) Avery and Humphrey Avery; married, October 3, 1778, to Leah Probart Franks; father of Elizabeth Avery (who married William Ballard Lenoir); grandfather of Isaac Thomas Lenoir and William Waigstill Avery; granduncle of Lorenzo Burrows; first cousin four times removed of Horace Billings Packer; second cousin once removed of Noyes Barber; second cousin twice removed of Daniel Packer, Asa Packer, Edwin Barber Morgan, Christopher Morgan, Edwin Denison Morgan and Alfred Avery Burnham; second cousin thrice removed of Judson B. Phelps, Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, William Henry Bulkeley, Robert Asa Packer and William Frederick Morgan Rowland; second cousin four times removed of Henry Brewster Stanton, Jonathan R. Herrick, Erskine Mason Phelps and Spencer Gale Frink; second cousin five times removed of D-Cady Herrick, Herman Arod Gager, Walter Richmond Herrick and Burdette Burt Bliss; third cousin twice removed of Nathan Belcher, Samuel Townsend Douglass, Silas Hamilton Douglas and Joshua Perkins; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Phelps Huntington, George Mortimer Beakes, George Douglas Perkins, Chauncey C. Pendleton, Daniel Parrish Witter, Albert Lemando Bingham, Cornelia Cole Fairbanks, Llewellyn James Barden and Henry Woolsey Douglas.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Avery County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839-1914) — also known as Augustus O. Bacon — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Bryan County, Ga., October 20, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1871-83, 1892-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1884; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1895-1914; died in office 1914. Died in Washington, D.C., February 14, 1914 (age 74 years, 117 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Augustus Octavius Bacon and Mary Louisa (Jones) Bacon; married, April 19, 1864, to Virginia Lamar.
  Bacon County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  George Edmund Badger (1795-1866) — also known as George E. Badger — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., April 17, 1795. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1816; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1820-25; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1841; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1846-55; delegate to North Carolina secession convention, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., May 11, 1866 (age 71 years, 24 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Badger and Lydia (Cogdell) Badger; married, December 24, 1818, to Rebecca Turner; married 1826 to Mary Brown Polk; married, April 16, 1836, to Delia (Haywood) Williams; grandfather of Paul Fletcher Faison.
  Political families: Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George E. Badger (built 1942-43 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John J. Bagley John Judson Bagley (1832-1881) — also known as John J. Bagley — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Medina, Orleans County, N.Y., July 24, 1832. Republican. Cigar manufacturer; president, Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1867-72; bank director; Governor of Michigan, 1873-76. Unitarian. Died, from tuberculosis, in San Francisco, Calif., July 27, 1881 (age 49 years, 3 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Bagley and Mary M. (Smith) Bagley; married, January 16, 1855, to Frances E. Newberry (daughter of Samuel Newberry); father of Margaret Bagley (who married George S. Hosmer (1855-1921)) and Frances Bagley (who married George S. Hosmer (1855-1921)).
  Political family: Bagley-Newberry family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Bagley Street, in downtown Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Henry Samuel Baird (1800-1875) — also known as Henry S. Baird — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Dublin, Ireland, May 16, 1800. Whig. Lawyer; Wisconsin territory attorney general, 1836-39; delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1853; mayor of Green Bay, Wis., 1861-62. Died in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., April 30, 1875 (age 74 years, 349 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Samuel Baird (1763-1847) and Ann (Burnside) Baird; married, August 12, 1824, to Elizabeth Therese Fisher.
  Baird Elementary School, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  Bernard Nadal Baker (1854-1918) — also known as Bernard N. Baker — of Catonsville, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., May 11, 1854. Democrat. Glass manufacturing business; established Atlantic Transport Line, operating steamships, shipping freight and passengers from Baltimore and Philadelphia to Europe; also had lighterage and cold storage enterprises; philanthropist; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1917; resigned 1917. Died in Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., December 20, 1918 (age 64 years, 223 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles J. Baker; married 1877 to Elizabeth Elton Livezey; married 1916 to Rosalie Barry.
  Baker Avenue, in Catonsville, Maryland, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) — also known as Edward D. Baker — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif.; Oregon City, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in London, England, February 24, 1811. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1837-40; member of Illinois state senate, 1841-45; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1845-46, 1849-51 (7th District 1845-46, 6th District 1849-51); resigned 1846; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1860-61; died in office 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Killed in battle at Balls Bluff, Loudoun County, Va., October 21, 1861 (age 50 years, 239 days). Interment at San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, April 27, 1831, to Mary A. Lee.
  Baker County, Ore. is named for him.
  The city of Baker City, Oregon, is named for him.  — Fort Baker (previously, Lime Point Military Reservation; renamed Fort Baker in 1897; now part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area), in Marin County, California, is named for him.  — Baker Street, in San Francisco, California, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Luis Baker (1868-1941) — also known as George L. Baker — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in The Dalles, Wasco County, Ore., August 23, 1868. Republican. Mayor of Portland, Ore., 1917-33. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Elks; Rotary. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., May 16, 1941 (age 72 years, 266 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of John Baker and Mary (Edgett) Baker; married, August 7, 1910, to Claire M. Skeel.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George L. Baker (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Henry Baker Jr. (1925-2014) — also known as Howard H. Baker — of Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn. Born in Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn., November 15, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1967-85; defeated, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980; White House Chief of Staff, 1987-88; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 2001-05. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Phi. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984. Died in Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn., June 26, 2014 (age 88 years, 223 days). Interment at Mossop Cemetery, Huntsville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Step-son of Irene Bailey Baker; son of Dora (Ladd) Baker and Howard Henry Baker; married, December 22, 1951, to Joy Dirksen (daughter of Everett McKinley Dirksen); married, December 7, 1996, to Nancy Landon Kassebaum (daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon).
  Political family: Baker-Dirksen family of Huntsville and Alcoa, Tennessee.
  Cross-reference: Victor Ashe
  Howard Baker Jr. Avenue, in Knoxville, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James McNair Baker (1821-1892) — of Florida. Born in Robeson County, N.C., July 20, 1821. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Florida, 1856; state court judge in Florida, 1859-62, 1881-90; Senator from Florida in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1865-68. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., June 20, 1892 (age 70 years, 336 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  Baker County, Fla. is named for him.
  Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in North Guilford, Guilford, New Haven County, Conn., November 22, 1754. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1785; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785, 1787-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-99; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1799-1807; died in office 1807. Congregationalist. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. One of the founders, and first president, of Franklin College, which later became the University of Georgia. Died in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1807 (age 52 years, 102 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; cenotaph at Greenfield Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Baldwin and Lucy (Dudley) Baldwin; half-brother of Henry Baldwin; brother of Ruth Baldwin (who married Joel Barlow).
  Political family: Baldwin family of Connecticut.
  Baldwin counties in Ala. and Ga. are named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Abraham Baldwin (built 1941 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scuttled 1976 as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., January 14, 1780. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 21, 1844 (age 64 years, 98 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin; half-brother of Abraham Baldwin.
  Political family: Baldwin family of Connecticut.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Baldwin (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Matthias William Baldwin (1795-1866) — also known as Matthias W. Baldwin — Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J., December 10, 1795. Jeweler; inventor; locomotive manufacturer; abolitionist; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837. Died in Wissinoming, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 7, 1866 (age 70 years, 271 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue at Philadelphia City Hall Grounds, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William Baldwin.
  Matthias Baldwin Park, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bland Ballard (1761-1853) — of Shelby County, Ky. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., October 16, 1761. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1800-05; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died September 5, 1853 (age 91 years, 324 days). Original interment somewhere in Shelbyville, Ky.; reinterment in 1854 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Bland Ballard (1819-1879).
  Ballard County, Ky. is named for him.
  The city (now inactive) of Blandville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George Bancroft (1800-1891) — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., October 3, 1800. Democrat. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1832-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1844; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1844; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1845-46; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1846-49; Prussia, 1867-71; Germany, 1871-74. Congregationalist. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910. Died in Washington, D.C., January 17, 1891 (age 90 years, 106 days). Interment at Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Aaron Bancroft and Lucretia (Chandler) Bancroft; brother of Elizabeth 'Eliza' Bancroft (who married John Davis (1787-1854)); married, March 1, 1827, to Sarah H. Dwight; married, August 16, 1838, to Elizabeth (Davis) Bliss; uncle of John Chandler Bancroft Davis and Horace Davis; granduncle of John Davis (1851-1902); second great-granduncle of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and John Davis Lodge; third great-granduncle of George Cabot Lodge.
  Political families: Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Davis family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Bancroft (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
William B. Bankhead William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940) — also known as William B. Bankhead — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar County, Ala., April 12, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1900-02; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1917-40 (10th District 1917-33, 7th District 1933-40); died in office 1940; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1936-40; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Junior Order; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1940 (age 66 years, 156 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah James (Brockman) Bankhead; brother of Louise Bankhead (who married William Hayne Perry) and John Hollis Bankhead II; married, January 31, 1900, to Adalaide Eugene Sledge; father of Tallulah Bankhead; uncle of Walter Will Bankhead.
  Political family: Bankhead family of Jasper, Alabama.
  Cross-reference: Carter Manasco
  The William B. Bankhead National Forest (established as Alabama National Forest 1918; given current name 1942), in Franklin, Lawrence, and Winston counties, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  James Barbour (1775-1842) — of Barboursville, Orange County, Va. Born near Gordonsville, Orange County, Va., June 10, 1775. Whig. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1798-1812; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1809; Governor of Virginia, 1812-14; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1815-25; U.S. Secretary of War, 1825-28; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1828-29; delegate to Whig National Convention from Virginia, 1839 (Convention President; speaker). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Barboursville, Orange County, Va., June 7, 1842 (age 66 years, 362 days). Interment at Barboursville Vineyards and Winery, Barboursville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour; brother of Philip Pendleton Barbour; married 1792 to Lucy Johnson; cousin *** of John Strode Barbour.
  Political family: Barbour family of Virginia.
  Barbour County, Ala. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Barbour (built 1942-43 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Philip Pendleton Barbour Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783-1841) — of Luckettsville, Orange County, Va. Born near Gordonsville, Orange County, Va., May 25, 1783. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-14; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1814-25, 1827-30 (10th District 1814-15, 11th District 1815-25, 1827-30); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1821-23; state court judge in Virginia, 1825-27; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1830-36; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1832; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-41; died in office 1841. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1841 (age 57 years, 276 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour; brother of James Barbour; married 1804 to Frances Johnson; cousin *** of John Strode Barbour.
  Political family: Barbour family of Virginia.
  Barbour County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) — also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley; "Dear Alben"; "Little Alby"; "Veep" — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in a log cabin near Lowes, Graves County, Ky., November 24, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky, 1909-13; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 (speaker), 1948 (Temporary Chair; chair, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1923; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944; Vice President of the United States, 1949-53. Methodist. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Phi Alpha Delta; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died of a heart attack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University Mock Democratic Convention, Lexington, Va., April 30, 1956 (age 78 years, 158 days). Interment at Mt. Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married, June 23, 1903, to Dorothy Brower; married, November 18, 1949, to Jane Hadley and Jane Hadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who married Douglas MacArthur II); grandfather of Alben W. Barkley II.
  Political family: Barkley-MacArthur family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  C. V. Whitney's thoroughbread racehorse "The Veep" (born 1948), was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly Ann Davis, Alben W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and Vice President — James K. Libbey, Dear Alben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley, I Married the Veep
  Image source: Truman Library
  Boce William Barlow Jr. (1915-2005) — also known as Boce W. Barlow, Jr. — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Americus, Sumter County, Ga., August 8, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; municipal judge in Connecticut, 1957; member of Connecticut state senate; elected 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1968; member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1977. Congregationalist. Member, NAACP; Prince Hall Masons; Elks; Kappa Alpha Psi. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., January 31, 2005 (age 89 years, 176 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Boce William Barlow and Ethel (Green) Barlow; married to Catherine Swanson.
  Boce Barlow Way, a street in Hartford, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Joel Barlow Joel Barlow (1754-1812) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Redding, Fairfield County, Conn., March 24, 1754. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; chaplain; writer; poet; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Cadiz, 1792-93; U.S. Consul General in Algiers, 1796-97; U.S. Minister to France, 1811-12, died in office 1812. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. He was sent to Algeria to negotiate for the release of those held prisoner by the Barbary pirates, and was protected by a detachment of U.S. Marines. The words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S. Marine Hymn are a reference to this incident. Died, of pneumonia or exposure, in Zarnowiec, Poland, December 24, 1812 (age 58 years, 275 days). Interment at Churchyard, Zarnowiec, Poland; cenotaph at Great Pasture Road Cemetery, Redding, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Barlow and Esther (Hull) Barlow; married, December 26, 1779, to Ruth Baldwin (sister of Abraham Baldwin).
  Political family: Baldwin family of Connecticut.
  Joel Barlow High School, in Redding, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Joel Barlow: Peter P. Hill, Joel Barlow, American Diplomat and Nation Builder
  Image source: National Portrait Gallery
  Henry Barnard (1811-1900) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., January 24, 1811. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1837-39; secretary to the Connecticut Commissioners of Common Schools, 1838-42; Rhode Island commissioner of public schools, 1845-49; Connecticut Superintendent of Common Schools, 1851-55; chancellor, University of Wisconsin, 1859-60; president, St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, 1866; U.S. Commissioner of Education, 1867-70; editor, American Journal of Education. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., July 5, 1900 (age 89 years, 162 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Chauncey Barnard and Elizabeth (Andrews) Barnard; married 1847 to Josephine Desnoyers.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Barnard (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alanson Hamilton Barnes (1817-1890) — also known as A. H. Barnes — Born in Turin, Lewis County, N.Y., April 15, 1817. Justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1873-81. Died May 10, 1890 (age 73 years, 25 days). Burial location unknown.
  Barnes County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) — also known as P. T. Barnum; "Prince of Humbugs" — of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bethel, Fairfield County, Conn., July 5, 1810. Republican. Grocer; auctioneer; newspaper publisher; Entrepreneur, impressario, museum owner, founder of the Barnum & Bailey circus, known as "The Greatest Show on Earth"; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1865-66, 1877-79; mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., 1875-76. Died, of heart failure, in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., April 7, 1891 (age 80 years, 276 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue at Bethel Public Library Grounds, Bethel, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Philo Barnum and Irena (Taylor) Barnum; half-brother of Philo Fairchild Barnum; married, November 8, 1829, to Charity Hallet; married, September 16, 1874, to Nancy Fish; second cousin of Andrew Gould Chatfield; second cousin once removed of Charles Robert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Huntington and Almon Ferdinand Rockwell; third cousin of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman and John Sherman; third cousin once removed of William Henry Barnum; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Huntington, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington and Charles William Barnum; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Samuel H. Huntington, Abel Huntington, Benjamin Nicoll Huntington and Rhamanthus Menville Stocker.
  Political families: Otis family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
   — Barnum Avenue, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is named for him.  — The town of Barnum (incorporated 1887; annexed 1896 to Denver, Colorado), was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS P. T. Barnum (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by P. T. Barnum: The Life of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself
  Henry D. Barron (1833-1882) — of Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wis.; St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis. Born January 1, 1833. Postmaster at Waukesha, Wis., 1853-55, 1856-57; circuit judge in Wisconsin, 1860, 1877-82 (8th Circuit 1860, 11th Circuit 1877-82); member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1863-64, 1866-69, 1872-73; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1874-76. Died January 22, 1882 (age 49 years, 21 days). Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wis.
  Barron County, Wis. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Taylor Barry (1784-1835) — also known as William T. Barry — of Kentucky. Born near Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Va., February 5, 1784. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1807, 1814; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1810-11; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1814-16; state court judge in Kentucky, 1816-17; member of Kentucky state senate, 1817-21; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1820-24; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1824-25; justice of Kentucky state supreme court, 1825; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1828; U.S. Postmaster General, 1829-35. Slaveowner. Appointed Minister to Spain, but died en route to post, in Liverpool, England, August 30, 1835 (age 51 years, 206 days). Original interment and cenotaph at St. James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England; reinterment in 1854 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Barry and Susannah (Dozier) Barry; married 1805 to Lucy Waller Overton; married 1812 to Catherine Armistead Mason (sister of Armistead Thomson Mason and John Thomson Mason).
  Political family: Mason family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Barry counties in Mich. and Mo. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold Roe Bennett Sturdevant Bartle (1901-1974) — also known as H. Roe Bartle; "Chief" — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in 1901. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; executive with the Boy Scouts of America; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1955-63. Died in 1974 (age about 73 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Bartle Hall, a major convention center in Kansas City, Missouri, is named for him.
  David Barton (1783-1837) — also known as "Little Red" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., December 14, 1783. Missouri territory attorney general, 1813; circuit judge in Missouri, 1815-17; member of Missouri territorial House of Representatives, 1818; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1821-31; member of Missouri state senate 7th District, 1834-35. Died in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., September 28, 1837 (age 53 years, 288 days). Original interment at City Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.; reinterment in 1858 at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Barton and Keziah (Murphy) Barton.
  Barton County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Stebbins Bartow (1816-1861) — also known as Francis S. Bartow — of Georgia. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., September 6, 1816. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1856; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; died in office 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Killed by rifle shot, while rallying his men on the Henry House Hill, during the first battle of Manassas, Va., July 21, 1861 (age 44 years, 318 days). Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Theodosius Bartow and Frances Louisa (Stebbins) Bartow; married, April 18, 1844, to Louisa Green Berrien (daughter of John Macpherson Berrien); first cousin twice removed of Theodosia Bartow (who married Aaron Burr).
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York; Burr-Alston-Wilson-Ballard family of Charleston, South Carolina; Edwards-Davenport-Thompson-Hooker family of Connecticut; Cornell-Schilplin-Washburn-Burr family of New York; Berrien-Burr-Bartow-Biddle family of Pennsylvania; Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Bartow County, Ga. is named for him.
  The city of Bartow, Florida, is named for him.  — The town of Bartow, Georgia, is named for him.  — The community of Bartow, West Virginia, is named for him.  — Bartow Elementary School (now Otis J. Brock Elementary School), in Savannah, Georgia, was formerly named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Francis S. Bartow (built 1944 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Bascom (1827-1911) — of Madison, Dane County, Wis.; Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Genoa, Cayuga County, N.Y., April 30, 1827. College professor; president, University of Wisconsin, 1874-87; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1890 (12th District), 1896 (1st District), 1902 (1st District); Prohibition candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1897. Died in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., October 2, 1911 (age 84 years, 155 days). Interment at Williams College Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. John Bascom and Laura (Woodbridge) Bascom; married 1853 to Abbie Burt; married, January 8, 1856, to Emma Curtiss.
  Bascom Hall, on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Bascom (built 1942-43 at Panama City, Florida; bombed and sank in the harbor at Bari, Italy, 1943) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marc Basnight (b. 1947) — of Manteo, Dare County, N.C. Born in Manteo, Dare County, N.C., May 13, 1947. Democrat. Restaurant business; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1984-2010. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2011.
  The Marc Basnight Bridge (opened 2019), over the Oregon Inlet, from Bodie Island to Pea Island, in Dare County, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Frederick Bates (1777-1825) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Goochland County, Va., June 23, 1777. Lawyer; postmaster at Detroit, Mich., 1802-05; justice of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1805; secretary of Missouri Territory, 1806; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1820; Governor of Missouri, 1824-25; died in office 1825. Died in Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Mo., August 4, 1825 (age 48 years, 42 days). Interment at Thornhill Cemetery in Faust Park, Near St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Fleming Bates and Caroline Matilda (Woodson) Bates; brother of James Woodson Bates and Edward Bates; married 1819 to Nancy Opie Ball; third cousin once removed of Samuel Hughes Woodson, Silas Woodson, Daniel Woodson and John Archibald Woodson; third cousin twice removed of Urey Woodson.
  Political family: Woodson family of Jessamine County, Kentucky.
  Bates County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  George Joseph Bates (1891-1949) — also known as George J. Bates — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., February 25, 1891. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Eighteenth Essex District, 1918-24; mayor of Salem, Mass., 1924-37; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1937-49; died in office 1949. Killed in an airplane collision between an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 passenger airliner and a war surplus P-38 fighter plane purchased by Bolivia, near Washington National Airport, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 1, 1949 (age 58 years, 249 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas F. Bates and Annie (Burns) Bates; married, October 31, 1911, to Nora Jennings; father of William Henry Bates.
  Bates Elementary School, in Salem, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Vito Piranesi Battista (1909-1990) — also known as Vito P. Battista — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Bari, Italy, September 7, 1909. Republican. Architect; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1957 (United Taxpayers), 1961 (United Taxpayers), 1965 (United Taxpayers), 1977; candidate for New York state senate 10th District, 1962; member of New York state assembly 38th District, 1968-75; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1970-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1980. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Delta; American Institute of Architects; Kiwanis. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 24, 1990 (age 80 years, 259 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Vincenzo Battista and Sabina (Caputo) Battista; married, June 30, 1941, to JOsephine Palermo.
  The Vito P. Battista Playground, Brooklyn, New York, is named for him.
  Kemp Plummer Battle (1831-1919) — also known as Kemp P. Battle — of Wake County, N.C. Born in Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., December 19, 1831. Lawyer; delegate to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; president, Chatham Railroad during the Civil War; North Carolina state treasurer, 1866-68; president, University of North Carolina, 1876-91; historian. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., February 4, 1919 (age 87 years, 47 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Horn Battle.
  Battle Hall (built 1912), a building at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Elisha Baxter (1827-1899) — of Batesville, Independence County, Ark. Born in Rutherford County, N.C., September 1, 1827. Republican. Mayor of Batesville, Ark., 1853; member of Arkansas state legislature, 1854; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1864; district judge in Arkansas 3rd District, 1868-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1872; Governor of Arkansas, 1873-74. Died in Batesville, Independence County, Ark., May 31, 1899 (age 71 years, 272 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
  Cross-reference: Enoch H. Vance
  Baxter County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Asheton Bayard Sr. (1767-1815) — also known as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath of His Party"; "High Priest of the Constitution" — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 28, 1767. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1804-13. Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., August 6, 1815 (age 48 years, 9 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in 1842 at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  Relatives: Son of James Asheton Bayard and Agnes or Ann (Hodge) Bayard; married, February 11, 1795, to Ann Nancy Bassett (daughter of Richard Bassett); father of Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) and James Asheton Bayard Jr.; nephew and adoptive son of John Bubenheim Bayard; grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard Sr.; great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard Jr.; second great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; second great-grandnephew of Nicholas Bayard (c.1644-1707); third great-grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard (born c.1949); third great-grandnephew of Pieter Stuyvesant; first cousin once removed of Littleton Kirkpatrick; first cousin twice removed of Andrew Kirkpatrick; second cousin twice removed of Stephanus Bayard; third cousin once removed of Nicholas Bayard (1736-1802); fourth cousin once removed of James Adams Ekin.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James A. Bayard (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. (1828-1898) — also known as Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., October 29, 1828. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Delaware, 1853-55; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1869-85; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1880, 1884; U.S. Secretary of State, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1892; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1893-97. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., September 28, 1898 (age 69 years, 334 days). Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  Relatives: Son of James Asheton Bayard Jr. and Anne (Francis) Bayard; married 1856 to Louisa Lee; married, November 7, 1889, to Mary W. Clymer; father of Thomas Francis Bayard Jr.; nephew of Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868); grandson of James Asheton Bayard Sr.; grandfather of Mabel Bayard Warren (who married Joseph Gardner Bradley), Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; great-grandson of Richard Bassett; great-grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard (born c.1949); great-grandnephew of John Bubenheim Bayard; fourth great-grandnephew of Nicholas Bayard (c.1644-1707); fifth great-grandnephew of Pieter Stuyvesant; second cousin once removed of Thomas Clayton and Littleton Kirkpatrick; second cousin four times removed of Stephanus Bayard; third cousin of Andrew Kirkpatrick; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Bayard (1736-1802); fourth cousin of John Sluyter Wirt.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mount Bayard, on the border between British Columbia, Canada, and the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1874) — also known as Robert E. B. Baylor — Born in Lincoln County, Ky., May 10, 1793. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1819-20; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1824; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1829-31; judge of Texas Republic, 1841-45; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; district judge in Texas, 1845-60. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. One of the founders, in 1845, of Baylor University, and of Baylor Female College (now the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor). Slaveowner. Died in Gay Hill, Washington County, Tex., January 6, 1874 (age 80 years, 241 days). Original interment at Old Baylor University Campus, Independence, Tex.; reinterment in 1886 at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Campus, Belton, Tex.
  Relatives: Nephew of Jesse Bledsoe.
  Political family: Brown-Breckinridge family of Lexington, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Baylor University, Waco, Texas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) — also known as William H. H. Beadle — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Madison, Lake County, S.Dak. Born, in a log cabin at Howard, Parke County, Ind., January 1, 1838. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Surveyor-General for Dakota Territory, 1869-71; member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86; president, Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 15, 1915 (age 77 years, 318 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison
  Relatives: Son of James Ward Beadle and Elizabeth (Bright) Beadle; married, May 18, 1863, to Ellen S. (Rich) Chapman.
  Beadle County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1822-1893) — Born in Washington, D.C., February 4, 1822. Surveyor; explorer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; led the experiment to use camels in the U.S. Army; during the Mexican War, made six trips between Washington, D.C. and the Pacific coast, relaying military information; thought to be the courier who brought news to Washington of the discovery of gold in California; Superintendent of Indian Affairs for California and Nevada, 1853-56; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1876-77. Died in Washington, D.C., April 22, 1893 (age 71 years, 77 days). Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of George Dixon Beale and Emily (Truxton) Beale; married 1849 to Mary Edwards (daughter of Samuel Edwards); father of Truxtun Beale.
  Political families: Beale-Blaine-Edwards family of Chester, Pennsylvania; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Beale Air Force Base, near Marysville, California, is named for him.  — Beale Street, in San Francisco, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Truxtun Beale (1856-1936) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 6, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1891-92; Greece, 1892-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920. Died near Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., June 2, 1936 (age 80 years, 88 days). Interment at Bruton Parish Churchyard, Williamsburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Fitzgerald Beale and Mary (Edwards) Beale; married, April 30, 1894, to Harriet 'Hattie' Blaine (daughter of James Gillespie Blaine); married, April 23, 1903, to Marie Oge.
  Political family: Beale-Blaine-Edwards family of Chester, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Truxtun Avenue and Beale Avenue, in Bakersfield, California, are named for him.  — Beale Park, in Bakersfield, California, is named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hiram Iddings Bearss (1875-1938) — also known as Hiram I. Bearss — of Peru, Miami County, Ind. Born in Peru, Miami County, Ind., April 13, 1875. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Spanish-American War; received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine Islands, 1901-02; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1920, 1936. Died in an automobile accident, in Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind., August 28, 1938 (age 63 years, 137 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Wallace Bearss and Desdemonia (Iddings) Bearss; married, May 1, 1904, to Louise A. Madden; nephew of George Russell Bearss and Albert Cole Bearss; grandson of Daniel Robert Bearss.
  Political family: Bearss family of Peru, Indiana.
  The USS Bearss (built 1943, scapped 1976), a U.S. Navy destroyer, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles E. Beatley Jr. (1916-2003) — also known as Charles E. Beatley; Chuck Beatley — of Alexandria, Va. Born in Ohio, May 17, 1916. Democrat. Airline pilot; mayor of Alexandria, Va., 1967-76, 1979-85; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1986. Died in Alexandria, Va., December 29, 2003 (age 87 years, 226 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Fauquier County, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1945 to Marjorie Perry.
  The Charles E. Beatley Central Library, Alexandria, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Armstrong Beattie — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Mayor of St. Joseph, Mo., 1857-59, 1860-61, 1866-67, 1878-80. Burial location unknown.
  The city of Beattie, Kansas, is named for him.
  George Loomis Becker (1829-1904) — also known as George L. Becker — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Locke, Cayuga County, N.Y., February 4, 1829. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1856-57; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1859, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860; member of Minnesota state senate 1st District, 1868-71; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1885; appointed 1885. Dutch ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., January 6, 1904 (age 74 years, 336 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Becker County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) — also known as Ralph E. Becker — of Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 29, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for District of Columbia; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77. Jewish; later Episcopalian. Lithuanian and Belarusian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association; National Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jewish War Veterans; American Legion; B'nai B'rith; American Jewish Committee. Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963. Died, from congestive heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker; married to Ann Marie Watters; father of Ralph Elihu Becker Jr..
  Mount Becker, in the Merrick Mountains of Palmer Land, Antarctica, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (1869-1940) — also known as J. C. W. Beckham — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., August 5, 1869. Democrat. School principal; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1894-98; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1898; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1900; Governor of Kentucky, 1900-07; defeated, 1927; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1900, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1908, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1916, 1920, 1936; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1915-21; defeated, 1920, 1936. Presbyterian. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 9, 1940 (age 70 years, 157 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Netherton Beckham and Julia Tevis (Wickliffe) Beckham; married, November 21, 1900, to Jean Raphael Fuqua; nephew of Robert Charles Wickliffe (1819-1895) and John Crepps Wickliffe; grandson of Charles Anderson Wickliffe; first cousin of Robert Charles Wickliffe (1874-1912); second cousin once removed of Robert Wickliffe Woolley.
  Political family: Wickliffe-Holt family of Bardstown, Kentucky.
  Beckham County, Okla. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS J. C. W. Beckham (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Barnard Elliott Bee (1787-1853) — also known as Barnard E. Bee — of Texas. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., 1787. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1837-38; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1838-39; Texas Republic Minister to the United States, 1838-41. Died in 1853 (age about 66 years). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Pendleton, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Bee; brother-in-law of James Hamilton Jr.; father of Bernard Elliott Bee and Hamilton Prioleau Bee; grandfather of Carlos Bee.
  Political family: Bee family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  Bee County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Roswell Beebe (1795-1856) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Dutchess County, N.Y., December 22, 1795. Lawyer; president, Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company; mayor of Little Rock, Ark., 1849-50. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 21, 1856 (age 60 years, 274 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  The city of Beebe, Arkansas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., June 24, 1813. Republican. Minister; orator; abolitionist; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1867; in 1872, he was accused of an adulterous affair with Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, the wife of a friend of his; Beecher's church conducted an investigation and declared him innocent; in 1874, Elizabeth Tilton's husband Theodore sued Beecher; a highly-publicized months-long trial took place in 1875; the jury was unable to reach a verdit. Presbyterian; later Congregationalist. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 8, 1887 (age 73 years, 257 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Beecher and Roxana Ward (Foote) Beecher; brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe; married, August 3, 1837, to Eunice White Bullard; uncle of George Buckingham Beecher; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan Elmer, Ebenezer Elmer and Eli Elmer; second cousin thrice removed of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; third cousin of Leveret Brainard; third cousin once removed of Amaziah Brainard and Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin twice removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Roger Griswold, John Allen, Frederick Wolcott, Walter Keene Linscott, Sidney Smythe Linscott and Frances Payne Bolton; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kellogg, Daniel Chapin and Oliver Payne Bolton; fourth cousin of Ambrose Tuttle, Joseph H. Elmer and George Frederick Stone; fourth cousin once removed of Gaylord Griswold, Luther Walter Badger, Daniel Kellogg, Gideon Hotchkiss, Asahel Augustus Hotchkiss, John William Allen, Julius Hotchkiss, Giles Waldo Hotchkiss, Charles Francis Chidsey, Ernest Harvey Woodford and Samuel Russell Chidsey.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Henry W. Beecher
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Ward Beecher (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932-1972) — also known as Nick Begich — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minn., April 6, 1932. Democrat. Member of Alaska state senate, 1963-71; U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1971-72; died in office 1972; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1972. Alaska Native and Croatian ancestry. Disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane crash, somewhere in Alaska, October 16, 1972 (age 40 years, 193 days). The wreckage was never found. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Begich and Anna (Martinich) Begich; brother of Joseph Richard Begich; married 1956 to Margaret Jendro; father of Nicholas J. Begich Jr., Thomas Scott Begich and Mark Peter Begich (who married Deborah Bonito).
  Political family: Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska.
  Begich Peak in the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.  — Begich Middle School, in Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick William Behmler (1895-1966) — also known as Fred W. Behmler — of Appleton, Swift County, Minn.; Morris, Stevens County, Minn. Born in Jordan, Scott County, Minn., February 2, 1895. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; surgeon; member of Minnesota state senate 48th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958. Lutheran. German ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 6, 1966 (age 71 years, 277 days). Interment at Summit Cemetery, Morris, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Otto August Behmler and Martha (Drager) Behmler; married, August 20, 1920, to Mathilda Ovedia Eidem.
  Behmler Hall, at the University of Minnesota Morris, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
Martin Behrman Martin Behrman (1864-1926) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 14, 1864. Democrat. Delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1921; Louisiana state auditor, 1904-05; mayor of New Orleans, La., 1904-20, 1925-26; defeated, 1920; died in office 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1908, 1912, 1916 (member, Credentials Committee), 1924; Louisiana Democratic state chair, 1925. German and Jewish ancestry. Died, of heart disease, in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., January 12, 1926 (age 61 years, 90 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Behrman and Frederica Behrman; married 1887 to Julia Collins.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Martin Behrman (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Martin Behrman: Martin Behrman of New Orleans : Memoirs of a City Boss
  Image source: Library of Congress
  William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) — also known as William W. Belknap — of Iowa. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., September 22, 1829. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1869-76. Impeached in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking bribes; resigned on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial was held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction, short of the necessary two-thirds. Died, of an apparent heart attack, in Washington, D.C., October 13, 1890 (age 61 years, 21 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Goldsmith Belknap and Ann (Clark) Belknap; married to Cora LeRoy, Carrie Thompson and Mrs. John Bower; father of Hugh Reid Belknap.
  Mount Belknap, in the Tushar Mountains, Beaver and Piute counties, Utah, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John Bell (1796-1869) — also known as "The Great Apostate" — of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 18, 1796. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1817; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1827-41; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1834-35; U.S. Secretary of War, 1841; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1847; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1847-59; Constitutional Union candidate for President of the United States, 1860. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died near Cumberland Furnace, Dickson County, Tenn., September 10, 1869 (age 73 years, 204 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bell and Margaret (Edmiston) Bell; married to Sally Dickinson and Jane Yeatman; father-in-law of Edwin Augustus Keeble.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Bell (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; torpedoed and lost in the Mediterranean Sea, 1943) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joshua Fry Bell (1811-1870) — also known as Joshua F. Bell — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., November 26, 1811. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1845-47; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1862-67. Slaveowner. Died in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., August 17, 1870 (age 58 years, 264 days). Interment at Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Ky.
  Bell County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Peter Hansborough Bell (1812-1898) — also known as Peter H. Bell — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1812. Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Texas, 1849-53; U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1853-57; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in Littleton, Halifax County, N.C., March 8, 1898 (age 85 years, 300 days). Original interment at City Cemetery, Littleton, N.C.; reinterment in 1930 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; memorial monument at Courthouse Grounds, Belton, Tex.
  Bell County, Tex. is named for him.
  The city of Belton, Texas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  August Belmont (1816-1890) — also known as August Schönberg — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Alzei, Germany, December 2, 1816. Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1854-57; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1860-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860, 1864, 1876; speaker, 1868. Jewish. Fought a duel with Edward Hayward, in Elkton, Md., 1840; both men were injured. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 24, 1890 (age 73 years, 357 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Simon Belmont; married 1849 to Caroline Slidell Perry (daughter of Matthew C. Perry; niece of John Slidell and Thomas Slidell; aunt by marriage of Joseph Clark Grew; first cousin of Matthew Calbraith Butler); father of Perry Belmont, August Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
  Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Belmont, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The former town of Belmont, Missouri (now largely abandoned due to flooding), was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) — also known as Charles E. Bennett — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 2, 1910. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd District 1967-93). Christian. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Lions; Jaycees. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., September 6, 2003 (age 92 years, 278 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  The Charles E. Bennett Federal Building (built 1966), in Jacksonville, Florida, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Granville Gaylord Bennett (1833-1910) — also known as G. G. Bennett — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born near Bloomingburg, Fayette County, Ohio, October 9, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1865-67; member of Iowa state senate, 1867-71; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1875-78; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1879-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1900. Died in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., June 28, 1910 (age 76 years, 262 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
  Bennett County, S.Dak. may have been named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Emory Bennett (1833-1893) — also known as John E. Bennett — of Morrison, Whiteside County, Ill.; Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips County, Ark.; Clark, Clark County, S.Dak. Born in East Bethany, Genesee County, N.Y., March 18, 1833. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Arkansas, 1868; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1871-74; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1889-93; died in office 1893. Died in Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak., December 31, 1893 (age 60 years, 288 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Near Clark, Clark County, S.Dak.
  Bennett County, S.Dak. may have been named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Bennett (1781-1865) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., August 14, 1781. Lumber business; architect; banker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1804-06, 1808-18; Speaker of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1814-18; intendant of Charleston, South Carolina, 1812-13; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1819-20, 1836-40; Governor of South Carolina, 1820-22. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 30, 1865 (age 83 years, 169 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Bennett (1754-1814) and Anna Hayes (Warnock) Bennett; married, February 19, 1801, to Mary Lightbourn Stone; married, March 5, 1840, to Jane (Burgess) Gordon; adoptive father of Christopher Gustavus Memminger; father of Anna Margaret Bennett (who married James Butler Campbell).
  Political family: Memminger-Bennett family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  The city of Bennettsville, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Louis Benning (1814-1875) — also known as Henry L. Benning; "Old Rock" — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Born in Columbia County, Ga., April 2, 1814. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1853-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., July 10, 1875 (age 61 years, 99 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Pleasant Moon Benning and Malinda Meriwether (White) Benning; married, August 12, 1839, to Mary Howard Jones (daughter of Seaborn Jones).
  Fort Benning, in Chattahoochee County, Georgia and Russell County, Alabama, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry L. Benning (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  B. W. Benson — of Valley City, Barnes County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.). Member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1883-84. Burial location unknown.
  Benson County, N.Dak. is named for him.
Thomas Hart Benton Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) — also known as "Old Bullion" — of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn.; St. Louis, Mo. Born near Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., March 14, 1782. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Tennessee state senate, 1809; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1821-51; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; Benton Democrat candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1856. Fought a duel with Andrew Jackson, who later became a political ally. In April, 1850, he caused a scandal with his attempt to assault Sen. Henry Stuart Foote, of Mississippi, during debate on the Senate floor; he was restrained by other senators. Foote had a cocked pistol in his hand and undoubtedly would have shot him. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 10, 1858 (age 76 years, 27 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Benton and Ann (Gooch) Benton; married 1821 to Elizabeth McDowell (sister of James McDowell); father of Jessie Benton (who married John Charles Frémont); uncle of Thomas Hart Benton Jr.; granduncle of Maecenas Eason Benton.
  Political family: Benton family of Missouri and Tennessee (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Benton counties in Ark., Ind., Iowa, Minn., Ore. and Wash. are named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100 gold certificate in the 1880s to 1920s.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Thomas Hart Benton: John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
William Benton William Burnett Benton (1900-1973) — also known as William Benton — of Southport, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 1, 1900. Democrat. Advertising business; introduced sound effects into television commercials; popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show; vice-president, University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the Encyclopedia Brittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, 1945-47; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1956, 1960, 1968. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Council on Foreign Relations; Zeta Psi. Died, in the Waldorf Towers Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 18, 1973 (age 72 years, 351 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of Charles William Benton and Elma (Hixson) Benton; married 1928 to Helen Hemingway.
  The William Benton Museum of Art, at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Connecticut Register and Manual 1950
  William Howard Berkey (1874-1952) — also known as William H. Berkey — of Cassopolis, Cass County, Mich. Born in Cambria County, Pa., February 24, 1874. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920 (alternate), 1940; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County, 1933. Member, Freemasons. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 22, 1952 (age 78 years, 27 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Berkey and Barbara (Mahan) Berkey; married, June 8, 1911, to Olive K. Gard.
  Berkey Hall, a classroom and office building at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Macpherson Berrien (1781-1856) — also known as John M. Berrien — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Rocky Hill, Somerset County, N.J., August 23, 1781. Democrat. Lawyer; state court judge in Georgia, 1810; member of Georgia state senate, 1822-23; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1825-29, 1841-45, 1845-52; U.S. Attorney General, 1829-31. Slaveowner. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., January 1, 1856 (age 74 years, 131 days). Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of John Berrien and Margaret (MacPherson) Berrien; married, December 1, 1803, to Elisa Lydia Anciaux; married, July 8, 1833, to Elizabeth Cecil Hunter; father of Louisa Green Berrien (who married Francis Stebbins Bartow); first cousin twice removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr..
  Political families: Berrien-Burr-Bartow-Biddle family of Pennsylvania; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Berrien counties in Ga. and Mich. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Mortimer Bibb (1776-1859) — also known as George M. Bibb — of Yellow Banks (now Owensboro), Daviess County, Ky. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., October 30, 1776. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1806, 1817; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1807-08, 1819-24; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1808-10, 1828; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1829-35; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45. Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1859 (age 82 years, 166 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Charles Scott; son of Richard Bibb and Lucy (Booker) Bibb.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George M. Bibb (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) — also known as William W. Bibb — of Petersburg, Elbert County, Ga. Born in Amelia County, Va., October 2, 1781. Democrat. Physician; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1803-05; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1807-13 (4th District 1807, at-large 1807-09, 1st District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13); U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1813-16; Governor of Alabama Territory, 1817-19; Governor of Alabama, 1819-20; died in office 1820. Fell from his horse during a thunderstorm, sustained internal injuries, and died in Autauga County (part now in Elmore County), Ala., July 10, 1820 (age 38 years, 282 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of William Bibb and Sally (Wyatt) Bibb (who later married William Barnett); brother of Thomas Bibb; married 1803 to Mary Ann Freeman; granduncle of Albert Taylor Goodwyn; cousin *** of David Bibb Graves.
  Political family: Bibb-Graves family of Alabama.
  Cross-reference: Willis Roberts
  Bibb counties in Ala. and Ga. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (b. 1942) — also known as Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Joe Biden; "Sleepy Joe" — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 20, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1973-2009; resigned 2009; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1988, 2008; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; Vice President of the United States, 2009-17; President of the United States, 2021-. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr. and Catherine Eugenia 'Jean' (Finnegan) Biden; married 1966 to Neilia Hunter; married, June 17, 1977, to Jill Biden; father of Joseph Robinette Biden III.
  Political family: Biden family of Wilmington, Delaware.
  The Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station, in Wilmington, Delaware, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Joe Biden: Jules Witcover, Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption
  John Bidwell (1819-1900) — of Chico, Butte County, Calif. Born in Chautauqua County, N.Y., August 5, 1819. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of California state senate, 1849-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1860; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1865-67; candidate for Governor of California, 1875 (Independent), 1890 (Prohibition); Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1892. Member, Freemasons. Died in Chico, Butte County, Calif., April 4, 1900 (age 80 years, 242 days). Interment at Chico Cemetery, Chico, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Annie Ellicott Kennedy.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Bidwell (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
E. M. Bigelow Edward Manning Bigelow (1850-1916) — also known as E. M. Bigelow; "Father of Pittsburgh's Parks" — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 6, 1850. Republican. Civil engineer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888; Pittsburgh city engineer, 1880-88; chief of public works, city of Pittsburgh, 1888-1900; Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Highway Department, 1911-15. Presbyterian. Died, from colon cancer, in Allegheny Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., December 6, 1916 (age 66 years, 30 days). Interment at Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.; statue at Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Manning Bigelow (1819-1898) and Mary (Steel) Bigelow; married 1880 to Mary Peabody.
  Bigelow Boulevard, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Pittsburgh Press, January 30, 1888
  John Bigler (1805-1871) — of Centre County, Pa.; Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., January 8, 1805. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of California state assembly, 1850-52 (Sacramento District 1850-51, 12th District 1851-52); Governor of California, 1852-56; defeated, 1855; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1857-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1868. Died November 29, 1871 (age 66 years, 325 days). Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Bigler and Susan (Dock) Bigler; brother of William Bigler.
  Lake Bigler (later changed to Lake Tahoe), in Placer and El Dorado counties, California, and Washoe and Douglas counties, and Carson City, Nevada, was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Frederick H. Billings (1823-1890) — Born in Royalton, Windsor County, Vt., September 27, 1823. Republican. Vermont secretary of civil and military affairs, 1846-48; lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; president, Northern Pacific Railway, 1879-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1880. Died in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., September 30, 1890 (age 67 years, 3 days). Interment at River Street Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Oel Billings and Sophie (Wetherbe) Billings; married to Julia Parmly; uncle of Franklin Swift Billings; granduncle of Franklin Swift Billings Jr..
  Political family: Billings family of Woodstock, Vermont.
  Billings County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  The city of Billings, Montana, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Harrison Bingham (1841-1912) — also known as Henry H. Bingham — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 4, 1841. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Philadelphia, Pa., 1867-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1872, 1876, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896 (alternate; chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; speaker), 1900, 1904; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1879-1912; died in office 1912. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Received the Medal of Honor in 1893 for action at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 22, 1912 (age 70 years, 109 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Bingham County, Idaho is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Bingham (1752-1804) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 8, 1752. Banker; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-88; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1790-91; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1791; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1794-95; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1795-1801. Died in Bath, England, February 7, 1804 (age 51 years, 336 days). Interment at Paris Church, Bath, England.
  Relatives: Son of William Bingham and Marry (Stamper) Bingham; married, October 26, 1780, to Anne Willing.
  The city of Binghamton, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Horace Binney Horace Binney (1780-1875) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Northern Liberties (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., January 4, 1780. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1806-07; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1833-35. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 12, 1875 (age 95 years, 220 days). Interment at St. James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Barnabas Binney.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace Binney (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; wrecked and scrapped 1958) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Twentieth-Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)
  Lloyd Campbell Bird (1894-1978) — also known as Lloyd C. Bird — of Richmond, Va. Born in Highland County, Va., August 1, 1894. Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate 43rd District, 1943-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1944. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; American Chemical Society. Died in Chesterfield County, Va., April 20, 1978 (age 83 years, 262 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of George Anson Bird and Mary Susan (Campbell) Bird; married to Lucille Crutchfield.
  L. C. Bird High School, in Chesterfield, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) — also known as James G. Birney — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay County), Mich. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., February 4, 1792. Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; mayor of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1843, 1845. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; American Anti-Slavery Society. While traveling in 1845, the horse he was riding bucked; he fell and was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., November 25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294 days). Interment at Williamsburgh Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney; married, February 16, 1816, to Agatha McDowell; married 1840 to Elizabeth Potts Fitzhugh (sister of Henry Fitzhugh); father of James M. Birney; uncle of Humphrey Marshall; grandfather of Arthur Alexis Birney.
  Political family: Birney family of Danville, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James G. Birney (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Hugo L. Black Hugo Lafayette Black (1886-1971) — also known as Hugo L. Black — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Harlan, Clay County, Ala., February 27, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; police court judge in Alabama, 1910-11; Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1927-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1937-71; took senior status 1971. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Ku Klux Klan. Died, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., September 25, 1971 (age 85 years, 210 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William La Fayette Black and Martha Ardella (Toland) Black; married, February 23, 1921, to Josephine Patterson Foster; married, September 11, 1957, to Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte.
  The Hugo L. Black U.S. Courthouse, in Birmingham, Alabama, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Here lies a good man."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Books about Hugo L. Black: Roger K. Newman, Hugo Black : A Biography — Howard Ball, Hugo L. Black : Cold Steel Warrior — James F Simon, The antagonists: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter and civil liberties in modern America — Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's Constitutional Revolution
  Image source: Library of Congress
Jeremiah Sullivan Black Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1810-1883) — also known as Jeremiah S. Black — of Somerset, Somerset County, Pa.; Washington, D.C.; York, York County, Pa. Born in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pa., January 10, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1842-51; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1851-54; U.S. Attorney General, 1857-60; U.S. Secretary of State, 1860-61; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1873. Disciples of Christ. Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. Died in York, York County, Pa., August 19, 1883 (age 73 years, 221 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Sullivan) Black and Henry Black; married, March 23, 1836, to Mary Forward (daughter of Chauncey Forward); father of Chauncey Forward Black.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jeremiah S. Black (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Twentieth-Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)
  Redmond Black (1863-1937) — of Reynolds County, Mo.; Redmondville, Iron County, Mo.; Shepard, Iron County, Mo. Born in Ellington, Reynolds County, Mo., September 15, 1863. Democrat. Farmer; Reynolds County Assessor, 1898-1902; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Iron County, 1921-26, 1929-30. Died in Ironton, Iron County, Mo., December 18, 1937 (age 74 years, 94 days). Interment at Ottery Cemetery, Near Belleview, Iron County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Monroe Black and Cynthia (Chitwood) Black; married, September 8, 1886, to Nancy Wadlow; married, March 25, 1903, to Lucy Jane Neely.
  The community of Redmondville, Missouri, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Joseph C. S. Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-1918) — also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born near Spring Station, Woodford County, Ky., October 1, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1896, 1900, 1904 (member, Credentials Committee). Died in Washington, D.C., September 12, 1918 (age 79 years, 346 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn; brother of Luke Pryor Blackburn; married, February 10, 1858, to Therese Graham; married, December 11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (who married William Holt Gale); granduncle of Smith Alford Blackburn; great-granduncle of Charles Milton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed of Gabriel Slaughter; third cousin of Charles Rice Slaughter; third cousin once removed of Robert Pryor Henry, John Flournoy Henry and Gustavus Adolphus Henry.
  Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mount Blackburn, the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains, in the Copper River Census Area, Alaska, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Joe C. S. Blackburn (built 1943 at Brunswick, Georgia; sold for scrap 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Luke Pryor Blackburn (1816-1887) — also known as Luke P. Blackburn — of Kentucky. Born in Woodford County, Ky., June 16, 1816. Physician; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1843; Governor of Kentucky, 1879-83. Baptist. In 1865, he was tried and acquitted in a Toronto court for violating Canadian neutrality, in connection with a Confederate scheme to spread yellow fever in Northern cities. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., September 14, 1887 (age 71 years, 90 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn; brother of Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn; married, November 24, 1835, to Ella Boswell; married, November 17, 1857, to Julia Churchill; uncle of Corinne Blackburn (who married William Holt Gale); granduncle of Smith Alford Blackburn; great-granduncle of Charles Milton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed of Gabriel Slaughter; third cousin of Charles Rice Slaughter; third cousin once removed of Robert Pryor Henry, John Flournoy Henry and Gustavus Adolphus Henry.
  Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Blackburn Correctional Complex (opened 1972), in Lexington, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Luke Pryor Blackburn: Nancy Disher Baird, Luke Pryor Blackburn : Physician, Governor, Reformer
  Robert R. Blacker (1845-1931) — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in 1845. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of Manistee, Mich.; elected 1889; secretary of state of Michigan, 1891-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896. Died in 1931 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Manistee County Blacker Airport, Manistee, Michigan, is named for him.
  Isaac Newton Blackford (1786-1859) — of Indiana. Born in Bound Brook, Somerset County, N.J., November 6, 1786. Territorial court judge in Indiana, 1814-15; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-17; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1817-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1825; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1855-59. Died in Washington, D.C., December 31, 1859 (age 73 years, 55 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Presumably named for: Isaac Newton
  Blackford County, Ind. is named for him.
James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893) — also known as James G. Blaine; "The Plumed Knight"; "Belshazzar Blaine"; "Magnetic Man" — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in West Brownsville, Washington County, Pa., January 31, 1830. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856 (Honorary Secretary); member of Maine state house of representatives, 1859-62; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1861-62; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1863-76; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1869-75; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876, 1880; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1876-81; U.S. Secretary of State, 1881, 1889-92; candidate for President of the United States, 1884. Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., January 27, 1893 (age 62 years, 362 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1920 at Blaine Memorial Park, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Ephraim Lyon Blaine and Maria Louise (Gillespie) Blaine; married, June 30, 1850, to Harriet Stanwood; father of Harriet Blaine (who married Truxtun Beale); nephew of Ellen Blaine (who married John Hoge Ewing); grandfather of James Gillespie Blaine III.
  Political family: Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Robert G. Ingersoll
  Blaine counties in Idaho, Mont., Neb. and Okla. are named for him.
  Mount Blaine, in Park County, Colorado, is named for him.  — The city of Blaine, Washington, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James G. Blaine (built 1942 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  Politician named for him: J. B. McLaughlin
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about James G. Blaine: Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884 — Edward P. Crapol, James G. Blaine : Architect of Empire — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  John Blair Jr. (1732-1800) — of York County, Va. Born in Williamsburg, Va., 1732. Lawyer; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1766-71; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Virginia Governor's Council, 1776-78; state court judge in Virginia, 1777-78; Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, 1779-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from York County, 1788; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1789; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-95; resigned 1795. Presbyterian or Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Williamsburg, Va., August 31, 1800 (age about 68 years). Interment at Bruton Parish Church Cemetery, Williamsburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Blair and Mary (Monro) Blair; married to Jean Balfour.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Blair (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  John Blair (born c.1786) — of Pennsylvania. Born about 1786. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1820. Burial location unknown.
  Blair County, Pa. is named for him.
John I. Blair John Insley Blair (1802-1899) — also known as John I. Blair — of Blairstown, Warren County, N.J. Born in Warren County, N.J., August 22, 1802. Republican. Merchant; postmaster; manufacturer; railroad builder; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1860, 1868; candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1868. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Blairstown, Warren County, N.J., December 2, 1899 (age 97 years, 102 days). Interment at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John Blair and Rachel (Insley) Blair; married, September 20, 1826, to Nancy Ann Locke; father of Emma Elizabeth Blair.
  The township of Blairstown, New Jersey, is named for him.  — The city of Blair, Nebraska, is named for him.  — The city of Blairstown, Iowa, is named for him.  — Blair Hall, at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: King's Notable New Yorkers of 1896-1899
  Neal Shaw Blaisdell (1902-1975) — also known as Neal S. Blaisdell — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, November 6, 1902. Republican. School teacher; member of Hawaii territorial House of Representatives, 1944-46; member of Hawaii territorial senate, 1946-50; mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1955-69. Died, from a probable brain hemorrhage, in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, November 5, 1975 (age 72 years, 364 days). Interment at Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
  Relatives: Son of William Wallace Blaisdell and Malia K. (Merseberg) Blaisdell; married, October 23, 1926, to Lucy Thurston.
  The Neal S. Blaisdell Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Bland (1710-1776) — of Virginia. Born in Orange County, Va., May 6, 1710. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774. Died in Williamsburg, Va., October 26, 1776 (age 66 years, 173 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Bland (1665-1720) and Elizabeth (Randolph) Bland; married to Martha Macon; nephew of Richard Randolph; uncle of Theodorick Bland (1742-1790); granduncle of Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Richard Bland Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee, John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker; great-granduncle of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker; second great-granduncle of Fitzhugh Lee and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee; fourth great-granduncle of William Welby Beverley; first cousin of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); first cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Jenings Randolph and Beverley Randolph; first cousin twice removed of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) and Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); first cousin thrice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Edmund Randolph and Carter Henry Harrison; first cousin four times removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Edmund Randolph Cocke, John Augustine Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison II and Frederick Madison Roberts; first cousin five times removed of John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt, Alexander Scott Bullitt and Francis Beverley Biddle; second cousin twice removed of John Wayles Eppes; second cousin four times removed of William Henry Robertson.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Bland County, Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Goode Blasdel (1825-1900) — also known as Henry G. Blasdel — of Virginia City, Storey County, Nev.; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind., January 29, 1825. Republican. Farmer; merchant; riverboat captain; miller; mining business; Governor of Nevada, 1864-71. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., July 22, 1900 (age 75 years, 174 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Blasdel and Elizabeth (Weaver) Blasdel; married 1845 to Sarah Jane Cox.
  The Blasdel state office building, in Carson City, Nevada, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS H. G. Blasdel (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1947) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel M. Blatchford (1820-1893) — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 9, 1820. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1867-78; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1878-82; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1882-93; died in office 1893. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 7, 1893 (age 73 years, 120 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Julia (Mumford) Blatchford and Richard Milford Blatchford; married, December 17, 1844, to Caroline Appleton.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Samuel Blatchford (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland, scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Anton Blatnik (1911-1991) — also known as John A. Blatnik — of Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn., August 17, 1911. Democrat. School teacher; member of Minnesota state senate 60th District, 1941-46; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1947-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1960, 1964 (delegation chair); member of Democratic National Committee from Minnesota, 1963. Died, from heart failure, in Forest Heights, Prince George's County, Md., December 17, 1991 (age 80 years, 122 days). Interment somewhere in Chisholm, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, April 9, 1955, to Gisela Hager; married to Evelyn Castiglioni.
  Cross-reference: James L. Oberstar
  The John A. Blatnik Bridge, between Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Minnesota Legislator record
  Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827-1907) — also known as Logan E. Bleckley — of Clarkesville, Habersham County, Ga. Born in Rabun County, Ga., July 3, 1827. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1875-80; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1887-94. Methodist. Died in Clarkesville, Habersham County, Ga., March 6, 1907 (age 79 years, 246 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of James Bleckley and Catharine Bleckley; married 1857 to Clara Caroline Haralson; married 1893 to Chloe Herring.
  Bleckley County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Hooper Blood (1872-1942) — also known as Henry H. Blood — of Utah. Born in Kaysville, Davis County, Utah, October 1, 1872. Democrat. Davis County Treasurer, 1898-1901; school teacher; bank director; member, Utah Public Utilities Commission, 1917-21; member, Utah State Road Commission, 1922-32; Governor of Utah, 1933-41. Mormon. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 19, 1942 (age 69 years, 261 days). Interment at Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of William Blood and Jane Wilkie (Hooper) Blood; married, June 4, 1896, to Minnie Ann Barnes (daughter of John Richard Barnes; half-sister of John George Moroni Barnes).
  Political family: Barnes family of Kaysville, Utah.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry H. Blood (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Bloomfield (1753-1823) — of Burlington, Burlington County, N.J. Born in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, N.J., October 18, 1753. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; New Jersey state attorney general, 1783-92; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; mayor of Burlington, N.J., 1795-1800; Governor of New Jersey, 1801-02, 1803-12; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1801-02, 1803-12; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1817-21. Died in Burlington, Burlington County, N.J., October 3, 1823 (age 69 years, 350 days). Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Moses Bloomfield and Sarah (Ogden) Bloomfield; married, December 17, 1778, to Mary McIlvaine; married to Isabella Macomb Ramsay.
  The township of Bloomfield, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Blount (1749-1800) — Born in Windsor, Bertie County, N.C., April 6, 1749. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1781, 1783; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of North Carolina state senate, 1788; Governor of Southwest Territory, 1790-96; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member of Tennessee state senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1798-99. Presbyterian. Became involved in a conspiracy to turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncovered in 1797, was expelled from the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he was impeached, but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction. Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., March 21, 1800 (age 50 years, 349 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Barbara (Gray) Blount and Jacob Blount; half-brother of William Blount (1768-1835); brother of Thomas Blount; married, February 12, 1778, to Mary Moseley Grainger; father of William Grainger Blount.
  Political family: Blount family of North Carolina.
  Blount County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Blount (1768-1835) — also known as Willie Blount — of Tennessee. Born in Bertie County, N.C., April 18, 1768. Superior court judge in Tennessee, 1796; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1807-09; Governor of Tennessee, 1809-15; defeated, 1827; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834. Died near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 10, 1835 (age 67 years, 145 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Tenn.; reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Blount and Hannah (Baker) Blount; half-brother of William Blount (1749-1800); married 1809 to Lucinda Baker; second great-grandfather of Harry Hill McAlister.
  Political family: Blount family of North Carolina.
  Blount County, Ala. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Gabriel Augustus Bodenheim (1873-1957) — also known as G. A. Bodenheim; "Bodie" — of Longview, Gregg County, Tex. Born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., August 13, 1873. Democrat. Cotton buyer; insurance business; mayor of Longview, Tex., 1904-16, 1918-20; defeated, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas. Died in Longview, Gregg County, Tex., August 12, 1957 (age 83 years, 364 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Mayer Bodenheim and Lena (Picard) Bodenheim; married to Willie Bass.
  Bodie Park, in Longview, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) — also known as Hale Boggs — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Long Beach, Harrison County, Miss., February 15, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72; died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1968; Parliamentarian, 1964; chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair, 1968; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Catholic War Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Columbus; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane crash, somewhere in Alaska, October 16, 1972 (age 58 years, 244 days). The wreckage was never found. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs; married, January 22, 1938, to Corinne Claiborne; father of Barbara Boggs Sigmund, Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts.
  Boggs Peak in the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Thomas Hale Boggs: Gary Boulard, The Big Lie: Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and Leander Perez
  John Frederick Bohler (1885-1960) — also known as J. Fred Bohler — of Pullman, Whitman County, Wash. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., April 14, 1885. Athletic coach; mayor of Pullman, Wash., 1949-51. Died in Pullman, Whitman County, Wash., July 12, 1960 (age 75 years, 89 days). Interment at Associated Order of United Workers Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
  Bohler Gymnasium, at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) — also known as H. Wesley Bolin — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Butler, Bates County, Mo., July 1, 1909. Democrat. Secretary of state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees; Kiwanis. Died, from a heart attack, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., March 4, 1978 (age 68 years, 246 days). Interment at State Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Doc Strother Bolin and Margaret (Combs) Bolin; married, February 18, 1940, to Julia Elizabeth Hentz.
  The Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Shadrach Bond Shadrach Bond (1773-1832) — also known as Shadrack Bond — of Indiana; Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., November 24, 1773. Member Indiana territorial council, 1805-08; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1812-13; receiver of U.S. Land Office at Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1816; Governor of Illinois, 1818-22; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1824. Slaveowner. Died in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill., April 12, 1832 (age 58 years, 140 days). Original interment somewhere in Kaskaskia, Ill.; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Ill.
  Bond County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library (1909)
  Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) — also known as Herbert C. Bonner — of Washington, Beaufort County, N.C. Born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., May 16, 1891. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died in office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (alternate), 1956, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1965 (age 74 years, 175 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Herbert M. Bonner and Hannah (Hare) Bonner; married to Eva Hassell Hackney.
  The Herbert C. Bonner Bridge (built 1963, closed 2013), over the Oregon Inlet, from Bodie Island to Pea Island, in Dare County, North Carolina, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) — also known as David A. Boody; "Grand Old Man of Brooklyn"; "Grand Old Man of Wall Street" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born, in a log cabin built by his father, in Jackson, Waldo County, Maine, August 13, 1837. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; stockbroker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891; defeated (Independent Democratic), 1882; resigned 1891; mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Presbyterian. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 20, 1930 (age 92 years, 160 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of David Boody and Lucretia Boody; married to Alice H. Treat.
  David A. Boody Junior High School, in Brooklyn, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Ratliff Boon (1781-1844) — of Boonville, Warrick County, Ind. Born in Franklin County, N.C., January 18, 1781. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Indiana state senate, 1818-19; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1819-22, 1822-24; Governor of Indiana, 1822; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1825-27, 1829-39; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana. Presbyterian. Died in Louisiana, Pike County, Mo., November 20, 1844 (age 63 years, 307 days). Original interment at Lousiana Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.; reinterment at Riverview Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
  Relatives: Cousin of Daniel Boone.
  The city of Boonville, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Boone (1734-1820) — Born in Berks County, Pa., November 2, 1734. Explorer and frontiersman; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1781, 1787. English and Welsh ancestry. Died in St. Charles County, Mo., September 26, 1820 (age 85 years, 329 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, St. Charles County, Mo.; reinterment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Rebecca Ann Bryan; father of Jessie Bryan Boone and Nathan Boone; grandfather of Harriett Morgan Boone (who married Hiram Howell Baber); granduncle of Levi Day Boone; second great-grandfather of Elmer Charless Henderson.
  Political families: Thomas-Smith-Irwin family of Pennsylvania; Boone family of St. Charles County, Missouri (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Boone counties in Ark., Ill., Ind., Ky., Mo., Neb. and W.Va. are named for him.
  The Daniel Boone National Forest (established 1937 as Cumberland National Forest; renamed 1966), in Bath, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe counties, Kentucky, is named for him.  — Boone Dam (built 1950-52), on the South Fork Holston River, in Sullivan and Washington counties, Tennessee, and the Boone Lake reservoir behind the dam, are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Boone (1781-1857) — of St. Charles County, Mo. Born in Fayette County, Ky., March 2, 1781. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Charles County, 1820; served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War. Died in 1857 (age about 76 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Greene County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Ann (Bryan) Boone; brother of Jessie Bryan Boone; great-granduncle of Elmer Charless Henderson.
  Political family: Boone family of St. Charles County, Missouri (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Boone County, Iowa is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) — also known as William A. Bootle — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Walterboro, Colleton County, S.C., August 19, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1929-33; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1954-72; took senior status 1972. Baptist. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Freemasons; Civitan. Died January 25, 2005 (age 102 years, 159 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Loraine Bootle and Laura Lilla (Benton) Bootle; married, November 24, 1928, to Virginia Childs.
  The William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and Courthouse, in Macon, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gail Borden Jr. (1801-1874) — Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., November 9, 1801. School teacher; surveyor; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833; newspaper publisher; Collector of Customs at Galveston for the Texas Republic, 1837-38 and 1841-43; in 1849, he invented a dehydrated beef product called a "meat biscuit", but it failed commercially; in 1853, he invented a process to make sweetened condensed milk, which could be transported without refrigeration, and developed sanitation practices to to prevent contamination. Died in Borden, Colorado County, Tex., January 11, 1874 (age 72 years, 63 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Gail Borden and Philadelphia (Wheeler) Borden.
  Borden County, Tex. is named for him.
  The community of Borden, Texas, is named for him.  — The community of Gail, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James Williamson Bosler (1833-1883) — also known as James W. Bosler — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pa., April 4, 1833. Lawyer; merchant; real estate agent; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1860; Republican candidate for Pennsylvania state senate 32nd District, 1882. German ancestry. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., December 17, 1883 (age 50 years, 257 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Bosler and Elizabeth (Herman) Bosler; married 1860 to Helen Beltzhoover.
  Bosler Hall (built 1884-86; expanded and transformed, 1940-41; renovated again in 1967 and 1983), at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pierre Evariste Jean Baptiste Bossier (1797-1844) — also known as Pierre E. J. B. Bossier — of Louisiana. Born in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La., March 22, 1797. Planter; member of Louisiana state senate, 1833-43; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1843-44; died in office 1844. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24, 1844 (age 47 years, 33 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Catholic Cemetery, Natchitoches, La.
  Presumably named for: John the Baptist
  Bossier Parish, La. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
William C. Bouck William C. Bouck (1786-1859) — also known as "Old White Hoss of Schoharie" — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Fultonham, Schoharie County, N.Y., January 7, 1786. Farmer; sheriff; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-16, 1817-18; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1820-22; Governor of New York, 1843-45; defeated, 1840; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846. Died in Schoharie County, N.Y., April 19, 1859 (age 73 years, 102 days). Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery, Middleburgh, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of Charles C. Bouck.
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Bouckville, New York, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Earl Murphy Bourdon (1917-1993) — also known as Earl M. Bourdon — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., December 16, 1917. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1980. Died June 19, 1993 (age 75 years, 185 days). Interment at River Cemetery, Plainfield, N.H.
  Relatives: Married to Honorine Hadley.
  The Earl M. Bourdon Centre (senior housing) in Claremont, New Hampshire, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Sewall Boutwell (1818-1905) — also known as George S. Boutwell — of Groton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., January 28, 1818. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1842-50; Governor of Massachusetts, 1851-53; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860, 1864 (alternate); first U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1862; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1863-69 (7th District 1863-69, 9th District 1869); U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1869-73; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1873-77. Died, from pneumonia, in Groton, Middlesex County, Mass., February 27, 1905 (age 87 years, 30 days). Interment at Groton Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
  Cross-reference: Daniel Needham
  Boutwell School (built 1915; now Boutwell Early Childhood Center), in Groton, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS George S. Boutwell (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Bowdoin (1726-1790) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 7, 1726. Delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80; Governor of Massachusetts, 1785-87; delegate to Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788. French ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 6, 1790 (age 64 years, 91 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of James Bowdoin (1676-1747) and Hannah (Portage) Bowdoin; married to Elizabeth Erving; father of James Bowdoin III; great-grandfather of Robert Charles Winthrop; fifth great-grandfather of William Amory Gardner Minot and John Forbes Kerry; second cousin thrice removed of George Griswold Sill.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine, is named for him.  — The towns of Bowdoin & Bowdoinham, Maine, are named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Bowdoin (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  E. M. Bowman — Member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1883-84. Burial location unknown.
  Bowman County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  Walter Bowne (1770-1846) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 26, 1770. Member of New York state senate, 1816-24 (Southern District 1816-22, 1st District 1823-24); mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1829-33. Died August 31, 1846 (age 75 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Bowne and Caroline (Rodman) Bowne; married 1803 to Elizabeth Southgate.
  Bowne Park, in Flushing, Queens, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James E. Boyd (1834-1906) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), September 9, 1834. Democrat. Grain commission merchant; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1866; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1881-83, 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1888, 1892; member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1888; Governor of Nebraska, 1891, 1892-93. Died April 30, 1906 (age 71 years, 233 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  Boyd County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Linn Boyd (1800-1859) — of Cadiz, Trigg County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 22, 1800. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1827-32; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1835-37, 1839-55; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1851-55; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1859; died in office 1859. Slaveowner. Died in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., December 17, 1859 (age 59 years, 25 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Boyd; married 1832 to Alice Bennett; married 1850 to Anna L. Dixon.
  Boyd County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Nancy Merritt Boykin (1919-2006) — also known as Nancy M. Boykin; Nancy Merritt; Nancy Smith — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Washington, D.C., March 20, 1919. Republican. Social worker; founder (1966) and head (1966-87) of Detroit Public Schools Continuing Education for Girls; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972 (alternate), 1976; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1975-80, 1983-2006. Female. African ancestry. Member, Phi Delta Kappa; Alpha Kappa Alpha. Died January 28, 2006 (age 86 years, 314 days). Interment at Detroit Memorial Park West, Redford Township, Wayne County, Mich.
  Relatives: Daughter of Matthew Merritt and Mary Gertrude (White) Merritt; married, April 17, 1965, to Ulysses Wilhelm Boykin; step-mother of Ulysses Boykin III.
  Political family: Boykin family of Redford Township and Detroit, Michigan.
  The Nancy Boykin Continuing Education Center (closed 2010), an alternative school for pregnant teens in Detroit, Michigan, was named for her.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Boyle (1774-1834) — of Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky. Born in Botetourt County, Va., October 28, 1774. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1800; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1803-09; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1809-26; U.S. District Judge for Kentucky, 1827-34; died in office 1834. Slaveowner. Died near Danville, Boyle County, Ky., January 28, 1834 (age 59 years, 92 days). Interment at Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Ky.
  Boyle County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile
Carl Brablec Carl Brablec (1908-1986) — of Lenawee County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Ogden Township, Lenawee County, Mich., September 24, 1908. Democrat. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1936; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66. Methodist. Moravian ancestry. Member, Rotary; Pi Kappa Delta; Kappa Delta Pi; Freemasons. Died in 1986 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1937 to Dorothy Margaret Kanous.
  Carl Brablec High School, in Roseville, Michigan, is named for him.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  William Bradford (1755-1795) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 14, 1755. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1780-91; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1791-94; U.S. Attorney General, 1794-95; died in office 1795. Presbyterian. Died August 23, 1795 (age 39 years, 343 days). Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of William Bradford and Rachel (Budd) Bradford; married to Susan Vergereau Boudinot (daughter of Elias Boudinot; niece of Richard Stockton).
  Political family: Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Bradford County, Pa. is named for him.
  The city of Bradford, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis Rice Bradley (1805-1879) — also known as Lewis R. Bradley; "Broadhorns" — of Stockton, San Joaquin County, Calif.; Nevada. Born in Orange County, Va., February 18, 1805. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1860; member of California state assembly 8th District, 1861-62; Governor of Nevada, 1871-79; defeated, 1878. Died in Elko, Elko County, Nev., March 21, 1879 (age 74 years, 31 days). Interment at Elko Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
  Relatives: Married 1835 to Virginia Hode Willis; grandfather of Charles Belknap Henderson.
  The Bradley state office building, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Green Brady (1848-1918) — also known as John G. Brady — of Alaska. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 25, 1848. Republican. Missionary; co-founder of the school that later became Sheldon Jackson College, in Sitka, Alaska; merchant; Governor of Alaska District, 1897-1906; forced to resign as governor in 1906, after an inquiry about his involvement with the Reynolds-Alaska Development Company. Presbyterian. Ill with diabetes, he suffered a stroke and died in Sitka, Alaska, December 17, 1918 (age 70 years, 206 days). Interment at Sitka National Cemetery, Sitka, Alaska.
  Relatives: Adoptive son of John Green; married 1887 to Elizabeth Patton.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John G. Brady (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "A Life Ruled By Faith In God And Man."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wyatt Tate Brady (1870-1925) — also known as W. Tate Brady — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Forest City, Holt County, Mo., January 20, 1870. Democrat. Hotelier; member of Democratic National Committee from Oklahoma, 1907. Member, Ku Klux Klan; Sons of Confederate Veterans. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., August 29, 1925 (age 55 years, 221 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Harrison Brady and Minerva Anne (Snyder) Brady; married 1895 to Rachel Cassandra Davis.
  Brady Street (now Reconciliation Way), in Tulsa Oklahoma, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Branch Jr. (1782-1863) — of Enfield, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Halifax, Halifax County, N.C., November 4, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1811, 1813-17, 1834; Governor of North Carolina, 1817-20; federal judge, 1822; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1823-29; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1829-31; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1831-33; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; Governor of Florida Territory, 1844-45. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died of pneumonia, in Enfield, Halifax County, N.C., January 4, 1863 (age 80 years, 61 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Col. John Branch and Mary (Bradford) Branch; married to Elizabeth Fort and Eliza Jordan; uncle of Lawrence O'Bryan Branch; granduncle of William Augustus Blount Branch.
  Political family: Branch family of Enfield, North Carolina.
  Branch County, Mich. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Branch (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; sold 1947, scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) — also known as Louis D. Brandeis — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 13, 1856. Lawyer; law clerk to Justice Horace Gray, 1879-80; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939. Jewish. Died in Washington, D.C., October 5, 1941 (age 84 years, 326 days). Cremated; ashes interred at University of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Adolph Brandeis and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis; brother of Fannie Brandeis (who married Charles Nagel) and Alfred Brandeis (brother-in-law of Walter M. Taussig); married, March 23, 1891, to Alice Goldmark.
  Political family: Taussig family of St. Louis, Missouri.
  Cross-reference: Dean Acheson — James M. Landis — Calvert Magruder
  Brandeis University, in Waltham, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — The Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Louis D. Brandeis: Lewis J. Paper, Brandeis: An Intimate Biography of One of America's Truly Great Supreme Court Justices — Stephen W. Baskerville, Of Laws and Limitations : An Intellectual Portrait of Louis Dembitz Brandeis — Philippa Strum, Louis D. Brandeis: Justice for the People — Robert A. Burt, Two Jewish Justices: Outcasts in the Promised Land
  Gerard Chittocque Brandon (1788-1850) — also known as Gerard C. Brandon — of Mississippi. Born near Natchez, Adams County, Miss., September 15, 1788. Member of Mississippi territorial House of Representatives, 1815-17; Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1817-20, 1822-25; Governor of Mississippi, 1825-26, 1826-32. Died near Fort Adams, Wilkinson County, Miss., March 28, 1850 (age 61 years, 194 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Wilkinson County, Miss.
  The city of Brandon, Mississippi, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Carter Braxton (1736-1797) — of Virginia. Born in King and Queen County, Va., September 16, 1736. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1761-75; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-76; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. Died in Richmond, Va., October 10, 1797 (age 61 years, 24 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, King William County, Va.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of George Braxton and Mary (Carter) Braxton; married 1755 to Judith Robinson; married 1761 to Elizabeth Corbin; grandfather-in-law of William Brockenbrough; grandfather of Mary Page White (who married Andrew Stevenson); great-grandfather of John White Brockenbrough, John White Stevenson and Elliott Muse Braxton; ancestor *** of William Tyler Page.
  Political families: Tyler family of Virginia; Brockenbrough-Stevenson-Braxton-Tyler family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Braxton County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Breathitt (1786-1834) — of Kentucky. Born in Loudoun County, Va., September 9, 1786. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1811; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1828-32; Governor of Kentucky, 1832-34; died in office 1834. Presbyterian. Died of tuberculosis in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., February 21, 1834 (age 47 years, 165 days). Original interment at Breathitt Cemetery, Near Russellville, Logan County, Ky.; reinterment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Breathitt and Elizabeth Dawson (Whitsett) Breathitt; married, March 26, 1812, to Caroline Matilda Whitaker; uncle of Lavinia Sappington (who married Meredith Miles Marmaduke) and Jane Breathitt Sappington (who married Claiborne Fox Jackson); granduncle of John Sappington Marmaduke and James Breathitt; great-granduncle of Erasmus L. Pearson and James Breathitt Jr.; second great-granduncle of Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr.; first cousin once removed of Isaac Breathed Snodgrass.
  Political families: Jackson-Lee family; Henshaw-Breathitt-Snodgrass-Sappington family of West Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Breathitt County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  John Breckinridge (1760-1806) — of Kentucky. Born near Staunton, Augusta County, Va., December 2, 1760. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94; Kentucky state attorney general, 1793-97; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1798-1801; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05; U.S. Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died, from a stomach infection, in near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., December 14, 1806 (age 46 years, 12 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Breckenridge and Letitia 'Lettice' (Preston) Breckenridge; half-brother of Robert Breckinridge; brother of James Breckinridge; married, June 28, 1785, to Mary Hopkins Cabell; father of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (who married Peter Buell Porter and Alfred William Grayson), Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; nephew of William Preston; uncle of James Douglas Breckinridge; grandfather of John Cabell Breckinridge (who married Mary Cyrene Burch), Mary Cabell Breckinridge (who married Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864)), Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; second great-grandfather of John Bayne Breckinridge; cousin *** of John Brown and James Brown; first cousin of Francis Smith Preston and James Patton Preston; first cousin once removed of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston and George Rogers Clark Floyd.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Breckinridge County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) — also known as John C. Breckinridge — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 16, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1849-51; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856; Vice President of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1860; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Confederate Secretary of War, 1865. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Expelled from the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in the Confederate military. Fled to Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until 1869. Slaveowner. Died, from lung disease and liver cirrhosis, in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., May 17, 1875 (age 54 years, 121 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge and Joseph Cabell Breckinridge; married 1840 to Elizabeth Lucas; married, December 12, 1843, to Mary Cyrene Burch; father of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge; nephew of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; grandson of John Breckinridge; great-grandson of John Witherspoon; great-grandnephew of William Preston and William Cabell; first cousin of Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864), Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of James Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of William Cabell Jr., Francis Smith Preston, William Henry Cabell and James Patton Preston; second cousin of Carter Henry Harrison, William Lewis Cabell and George Craighead Cabell; second cousin once removed of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell, Frederick Mortimer Cabell, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston, George Rogers Clark Floyd, Edward Carrington Cabell, Benjamin Earl Cabell and Carter Henry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed of Earle Cabell; third cousin of John William Leftwich.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Breckenridge, Missouri, is named for him.  — The city of Breckenridge, Colorado, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John C. Breckinridge (built 1943 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about John C. Breckinridge: William C. Davis, An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government — Frank Hopkins Heck, Proud Kentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875 — William C. Davis, Breckinridge : Statesman, Soldier, Symbol
  Sidney Breese (1800-1878) — of Carlyle, Clinton County, Ill. Born in Whitesborough, Oneida County, N.Y., July 15, 1800. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for Illinois, 1827-29; circuit judge in Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1835-41, 1855-57; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1841-43, 1857-78; died in office 1878; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1843-49; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1851-52; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1851. Died in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Ill., June 27, 1878 (age 77 years, 347 days). Interment at Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Ill.
  The city of Breese, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Henry Percy Brewster (1816-1884) — of Texas. Born in Laurens District (now Laurens County), S.C., November 22, 1816. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1836; Texas state attorney general, 1849-50; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died November 27, 1884 (age 68 years, 5 days). Buried at sea in Gulf of Mexico.
  Brewster County, Tex. is named for him.
  George Nathaniel Briggs (1874-1952) — also known as George N. Briggs — of Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. Born in Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa, May 10, 1874. School teacher; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1893-94; superintendent of schools; president, Philippine Normal School, 1909-10; president, Graceland College (now Graceland University), 1915-44; Dry candidate for delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, American Political Science Association. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, December 26, 1952 (age 78 years, 230 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Riley William Briggs and Clara E. (Greene) Briggs; married 1902 to Carrie Judd; married 1912 to Grace M. Kelley.
  Briggs Hall (built 1921), at Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Briscoe (1810-1849) — of Texas. Born in Claiborne County, Miss., November 25, 1810. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Harrisburg, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. Died October 4, 1849 (age 38 years, 313 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Briscoe County, Tex. is named for him.
  Andrew Broaddus (1900-1972) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 15, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; laundry business; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1953-57. Died, from a heart attack, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 7, 1972 (age 72 years, 115 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Russell Broaddus and Julia Ducan (Ely) Broaddus; married, September 24, 1924, to Elizabeth Robertson; third cousin twice removed of Elbridge Jackson Broaddus; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Broaddus and Bower Slack Broaddus.
  Political family: Broaddus family of Madison County, Kentucky.
  The Mayor Andrew Broaddus, a floating life-saving station in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Colbreth Broderick (1820-1859) — also known as David C. Broderick — of New York; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Washington, D.C., February 4, 1820. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1846; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state senate, 1850-52; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1851-52; U.S. Senator from California, 1857-59; died in office 1859. Irish ancestry. Mortally wounded in a duel on September 13, 1859 with David S. Terry, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and died in San Francisco, Calif., September 16, 1859 (age 39 years, 224 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in 1942 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Broderick and Honora (Colbert) Broderick; cousin *** of Andrew Kennedy and Case Broderick.
  Political family: Broderick-Kennedy family of Indianapolis and Muncie, Indiana.
  The former town of Broderick, now part of West Sacramento, California, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Clark L. Brody Clark Louis Brody (1879-1961) — also known as Clark L. Brody — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Fabius, St. Joseph County, Mich., February 1, 1879. Republican. Farmer; county agricultural agent, 1915-21; executive with Farm Bureau; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1921-59; appointed 1921; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Alpha Zeta; Phi Kappa Phi; Kiwanis. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., October 12, 1961 (age 82 years, 253 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James Polk Brody and Emma L. (Seeley) Brody; married, November 14, 1906, to Margaret Ellen York.
  The Brody Complex of dormitories at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Robert Brooke (c.1760-1800) — of Spotsylvania County, Va. Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., about 1760. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1791-94; Governor of Virginia, 1794-96; Virginia state attorney general, 1796-1800; died in office 1800. Member, Freemasons. Died in Virginia, February 27, 1800 (age about 40 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Anne Hay (Taliaferro) Brooke and Richard Brooke; married 1786 to Mary Ritchie Hopper; first cousin once removed of Francis Taliaferro Helm; first cousin twice removed of Charles John Helm and Hubbard Dozier Helm; second cousin once removed of John Walker and Francis Walker; third cousin of George Madison, Meriwether Lewis and Richard Aylett Buckner; third cousin once removed of Zachary Taylor, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner and David Shelby Walker; third cousin twice removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Aylett Hawes Buckner, James David Walker and David Shelby Walker Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of James Francis Buckner Jr., Hubbard T. Smith, Key Pittman and Vail Montgomery Pittman.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Jackson-Lee family; Demarest-Meriwether-Lewis family of New Jersey; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Clay family of Kentucky; Lewis-Pollard family of Texas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Brooke County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Wilmot W. Brookings (1830-1905) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine, October 23, 1830. Lawyer; in February 1858, he was out in a blizzard and lost both feet; member Dakota territorial council, 1862-63, 1867-69; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1868; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1863-66; Speaker of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1864-65; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1869-73; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883, 1885. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1905 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Brookings County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  James Abijah Brooks (1855-1944) — of Falfurrias, Brooks County, Tex. Born in Bourbon County, Ky., November 20, 1855. Texas Ranger; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1909-11; Brooks County Judge, 1911-39. Died in Falfurrias, Brooks County, Tex., January 15, 1944 (age 88 years, 56 days). Interment at Falfurrias Burial Park, Falfurrias, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of John Strode Brooks and Mary Jane (Kerr) Brooks; married to Virginia Wilborn.
  Brooks County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Brooks (1752-1825) — of Massachusetts. Born in Medford, Middlesex County, Mass., May 4, 1752. Physician; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1785-86; delegate to Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1791; Adjutant General of Massachusetts, 1812-16; Governor of Massachusetts, 1816-23. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Medford, Middlesex County, Mass., March 1, 1825 (age 72 years, 301 days). Interment at Salem Street Burial Ground, Medford, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Caleb Brooks and Ruth (Albree) Brooks; married 1774 to Lucy Smith.
  The town of Brooks, Maine, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857) — also known as Preston S. Brooks — of Ninety Six, Edgefield District (now Greenwood County), S.C. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., August 5, 1819. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1844; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1853-56, 1856-57; died in office 1857. Suffered a hip wound in a duel with Louis T. Wigfall, 1839, and could walk only with a cane for the rest of his life. In May, 1856, furious over an anti-slavery speech, he went to the Senate and beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane, causing severe injuries; an attempt to expel him from Congress failed for lack of the necessary two-thirds vote, but he resigned; re-elected to his own vacancy. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., January 27, 1857 (age 37 years, 175 days). Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Whitefield Brooks and Mary P. (Carroll) Brooks; married 1841 to Caroline Means; married 1843 to Martha Means; cousin *** of Milledge Luke Bonham.
  Political family: Bonham family of Edgefield, South Carolina.
  Cross-reference: L. M. Keitt
  Brooks County, Ga. is named for him.
  The city of Brooksville, Florida, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Preston Brooks Carwile
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Broome (1738-1810) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., July 19, 1738. Importer and exporter; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1777; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1800-02; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1803-04; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1804-10; died in office 1810. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 8, 1810 (age 72 years, 20 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Broome and Marie (LaTourette) Broome; married, October 19, 1769, to Rebecca Lloyd; married 1806 to Ruth Hunter.
  Broome County, N.Y. is named for him.
  The town of Broome, New York, is named for him.  — Broome Street, in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Heywood Campbell Broun (1888-1939) — also known as Heywood Broun — of New York; Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 7, 1888. Socialist. Sportswriter; columnist for New York newspapers;; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1930; founder of the American Newspaper Guild in 1933 and its first president; expelled from Socialist Party in 1933. Catholic. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Died, of pneumonia, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 18, 1939 (age 51 years, 11 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Heywood Cox Broun and Henriette (Brose) Broun; married 1917 to Ruth Hale; married 1935 to Constance (Madison) Dooley.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Heywood Broun (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Heywood Broun: Collected Edition of Heywood Broun (1941) — Christians only : a study in prejudice
  Books about Heywood Broun: Richard O'Connor, Heywood Broun : A Biography
  Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857-1910) — also known as Napoleon B. Broward — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Duval County, Fla., April 19, 1857. Democrat. Steamboat business; phosphate mining business; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1900; Governor of Florida, 1905-09; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1908. Died October 1, 1910 (age 53 years, 165 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  Presumably named for: Napoleon Bonaparte
  Relatives: Son of Napoleon Bonaparte Broward and Mary Dorcas (Parsons) Broward; married 1883 to Caroline Georgia Kemps; married 1887 to Annie I. Douglas.
  Broward County, Fla. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Albert Gallatin Brown (1813-1880) — also known as Albert G. Brown — of Terry, Hinds County, Miss. Born in Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., May 31, 1813. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1835-39; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1839-41, 1847-53 (at-large 1839-41, 4th District 1847-53); circuit judge in Mississippi, 1842-43; Governor of Mississippi, 1844-48; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1854-61; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Senator from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died near Terry, Hinds County, Miss., June 12, 1880 (age 67 years, 12 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
  Presumably named for: Albert Gallatin
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Brown and Elizabeth (Rice) Brown; married 1835 to Elizabeth Taliaferro; married, January 12, 1841, to Roberta Eugenia Young.
  Brown County, Kan. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Albert G. Brown (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Brown (1836-1919) — also known as "Consolidation Brown" — of Scotland, Bon Homme County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born near Ottawa, Ontario, January 1, 1836. Member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1879-80. Died in 1919 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Brown County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Charles M. Brown (1903-1995) — also known as Charlie Brown — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in 1903. Fulton County Commissioner, 1941-48, 1966-79; member of Georgia state senate, 1957-64. Died in 1995 (age about 92 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charlie Brown Field (Fulton County general aviation airport), Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. (1905-1996) — also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat Brown — of San Francisco, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 21, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; Republican candidate for California state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1988; California state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of California, 1959-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died of a heart attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 16, 1996 (age 90 years, 301 days). Interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; brother of Harold C. Brown; married, October 30, 1930, to Bernice Layne Brown; father of Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. and Kathleen Lynn Brown.
  Political family: Brown family of San Francisco, California.
  Cross-reference: Warren Christopher — William K. Coblentz
  The Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct, a system of canals and pipelines that brings water to Southern California, in Contra Costa, Alameda, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, Kings, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles counties, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Edmund G. Brown: Ethan Rarick, California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown
  Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) — also known as Henry B. Brown — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Washington, D.C. Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., March 2, 1836. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906. Congregationalist. Died in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., September 4, 1913 (age 77 years, 186 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Billings Brown and Mary (Tyler) Brown; married, July 13, 1864, to Caroline Pitts; married, June 25, 1904, to Josephine E. Tyler.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry B. Brown (built 1942-43 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "Integer Vitae Sclerisque Purus." [Upright of life and free from Wickedness.]
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. Sinclair Brown — of Roanoke, Va. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate to Virginia limited constitutional convention 21st District, 1945. Burial location unknown.
  The J. Sinclair Brown Bridge (opened 1949), which takes Route 11 over the Roanoke River, in Salem, Virginia, is named for him.
John W. Brown John William Brown (c.1867-1941) — also known as John W. Brown — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass.; Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born in Canada, about 1867. Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen; carpenter; labor organizer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1904; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1907; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1910; newspaper columnist. Member, United Mine Workers. While working on his hunting rifle, it accidentally discharged, and he died soon after, in Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine, June 19, 1941 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John W. Brown (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; now a museum ship) is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Boston Globe, September 17, 1907
  Joseph Renshaw Brown (1805-1870) — also known as Joseph R. Brown — of Wisconsin; Minnesota. Born January 11, 1805. Member of Wisconsin territorial legislature, 1840-42; member Minnesota territorial council 6th District, 1854-55; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 10th District, 1857; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention 10th District, 1857. Died in New York, 1870 (age about 65 years). Interment at Brown Cemetery, Henderson, Minn.
  Brown County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Ronald Harmon Brown (1941-1996) — also known as Ronald H. Brown; Ron Brown — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., August 1, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; lobbyist; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1989-93; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1993-96; died in office 1996. African ancestry. Member, Urban League. Killed in a plane crash, during a storm, in Croatia, April 3, 1996 (age 54 years, 246 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  The Ron Brown Middle School (now the Ron Brown College Preparatory High School), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Critical books about Ronald Brown: Jack Cashill, Ron Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and Hillary's Future
  James Thomas Broyhill (b. 1927) — also known as James T. Broyhill; Jim Broyhill — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C., August 19, 1927. Republican. U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1963-86 (9th District 1963-69, 10th District 1969-86); U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1986; defeated, 1986. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 2014.
  The James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, in Lenoir, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Blanche K. Bruce Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) — also known as Blanche K. Bruce — of Floreyville (unknown county), Miss. Born in slavery near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., March 1, 1841. Republican. School teacher; planter; Bolivar County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1872-75; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1875-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1880, 1884; Register of the U.S. Treasury, 1881, 1897-98; District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds, 1891-93. African ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., March 17, 1898 (age 57 years, 16 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  The Blanche K. Bruce Foundation (supporitng arts and high-risk youth) is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx County), N.Y., June 17, 1871. Democrat. President, Bruckner Beverages; director, Milton Realty Co.; director, American Metal Cap Co.; member of New York state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1901; New York City Commissioner of Public Works, 1902-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912 (alternate), 1924, 1932 (alternate); U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1913-17; resigned 1917; borough president of Bronx, New York, 1918-33. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Elks. In 1932, the Seabury investigating committee, looking into corruption in New York City, called him to testify about the wealth he had accumulated; at the conclusion of the investigation, the committee called for his removal as Borough President. Died, from chronic nephritis, in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., April 14, 1942 (age 70 years, 301 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John A. Bruckner and Katharine (Schmidt) Bruckner; married, November 17, 1904, to Helen Zobel.
  Bruckner Expressway, Bronx, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Martin G. Brumbaugh Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862-1930) — also known as Martin G. Brumbaugh; "Hercules of the Educational World" — of Huntingdon County, Pa.; Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Penn Township, Huntingdon County, Pa., April 14, 1862. Republican. Huntingdon County Superintendent of Schools, 1884-90; university professor; president, Juniata College, 1895-1906; Puerto Rico Commissioner of Education, 1900-02; Philadelphia superintendent of schools, 1906-15; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1915-19; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Brethren. German ancestry. Member, Union League. Died in Pinehurst, Moore County, N.C., March 14, 1930 (age 67 years, 334 days). Interment at Valley View Cemetery, McConnellstown, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of George Boyer Brumbaugh and Martha (Peightal) Brumbaugh; married 1884 to Anna Konigmacher; married, January 29, 1916, to Flora Belle Parks.
  Brumbaugh Hall, a residence hall at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Martin Grove Brumbaugh: Earl C. Kaylor, Jr., Martin Grove Brumbaugh : A Pennsylvanian's Odyssey from Sainted Schoolman to Bedeviled World War I Governor, 1862-1930
  Image source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual 1916
  Jared L. Brush (1835-1913) — of Greeley, Weld County, Colo. Born in Clermont County, Ohio, July 6, 1835. Republican. Member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1879-93; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1895-99; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1912. Died in Greeley, Weld County, Colo., April 24, 1913 (age 77 years, 292 days). Interment at Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
  The city of Brush, Colorado, is named for him.
  John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) — also known as John A. Bryan — of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y.; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Menasha, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Berkshire County, Mass., April 13, 1794. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1827; Ohio auditor of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Peru, 1845. Member, Freemasons. Died in Menasha, Winnebago County, Wis., May 24, 1864 (age 70 years, 41 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of John B. Weller; father of Charles Henry Bryan.
  Political family: Bryan-Weller family.
  The city of Bryan, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
William J. Bryan William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) — also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader"; "The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator of the Platte"; "The Niagaric Nebraskan" — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., March 19, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for President of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1920; U.S. Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Pi; Knights of Pythias. Died in Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn., July 26, 1925 (age 65 years, 129 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of Charles Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who married Thomas Stinson Allen); married, October 1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father of Ruth Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William Sherman Jennings.
  Political family: Bryan-Jennings family of Illinois.
  Cross-reference: Clarence S. Darrow — Willis J. Abbot
  Bryan County, Okla. is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: William J. Bryan Jarvis — W. J. Bryan Dorn
  Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to one."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about William Jennings Bryan: Robert W. Cherny, A Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Paolo E. Coletta, William Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist, 1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman, 1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 — Michael Kazin, A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott Farris, Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the Politics of Backlash
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, October 1903
James Buchanan James Buchanan (1791-1868) — also known as "The Sage of Wheatland"; "Buck"; "Old Buck" — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in a log cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., April 23, 1791. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1814; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23, 4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844, 1848, 1852; U.S. Secretary of State, 1845-49; President of the United States, 1857-61. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died near Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., June 1, 1868 (age 77 years, 39 days). Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Buchanan (c.1761-1821) and Elizabeth (Speer) Buchanan.
  Cross-reference: David Fullerton Robison — John A. Quitman — John Gallagher Montgomery
  Buchanan counties in Iowa, Mo. and Va. are named for him.
  The city of Buchanan, Michigan, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Buchanan (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: James B. Duke — James B. Cullison — James B. Holland — James Buchanan Siggins — J. B. Marcum — James B. Searcy
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about James Buchanan: Philip S. Klein, President James Buchanan: A Biography — Jean H. Baker, James Buchanan — R. G. Horton, The Life And Public Services Of James Buchanan: Late Minister To England And Formerly Minister To Russia, Senator And Representative In Congress, And Sec. Of State
  Critical books about James Buchanan: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  James Paul Buchanan (1867-1937) — also known as James P. Buchanan — of Brenham, Washington County, Tex. Born in Midway, Barnwell District (now Bamberg County), S.C., April 30, 1867. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1906-13; U.S. Representative from Texas 10th District, 1913-37; died in office 1937. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1937 (age 69 years, 298 days). Interment at Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Edward William Pou.
  Buchanan Dam on the Colorado River, and Lake Buchanan, in Burnet and Llano counties, Texas, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Washington Buckner (1855-1943) — also known as George W. Buckner — Born in slavery near Greensburg, Green County, Ky., December 1, 1855. U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1913-15; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1914. African ancestry. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., February 17, 1943 (age 87 years, 78 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  The Buckner Towers public housing development, in Evansville, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761-1816) — of Kentucky. Born near Dumfries, Prince William County, Va., 1761. Delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792, 1799; member of Kentucky state senate, 1792-99; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1800-04. Died in Jefferson County, Ky., April 13, 1816 (age about 54 years). Interment at Oxmoor-Bullitt Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Helen (Scott) Bullitt and Cuthbert Bullitt; married 1786 to Priscilla Christian (niece of Patrick Henry); great-grandfather of William Christian Bullitt (1856-1914), William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt (1877-1932); second great-grandfather of William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967); first cousin thrice removed of Hugh Kennedy Bullitt.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Bullitt County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Archibald Bulloch (c.1730-1777) — of Georgia. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., about 1730. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; President of Georgia, 1776-77; died in office 1777. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., February 22, 1777 (age about 47 years). Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of James Bulloch and Jean (Stobo) Bulloch; married to Mary de Veaux; father of William Bellinger Bulloch; second great-grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson; third great-grandfather of Theodore Douglas Robinson, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Eleanor Roosevelt, Corinne Robinson Alsop, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and William Sheffield Cowles; fourth great-grandfather of James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, Corinne A. Chubb, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. and John deKoven Alsop; fifth great-grandfather of Susan Roosevelt Weld.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Bulloch County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Aedanus Burke (1743-1802) — also known as "Cassius" — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in County Galway, Ireland, June 16, 1743. Circuit judge in South Carolina, 1778; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1778-79, 1787-88; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S. Representative from South Carolina at-large, 1789-91. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 30, 1802 (age 58 years, 287 days). Interment at Burnt Church Burial Ground, Jacksonboro, S.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Aedanus Burke (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Burke (1859-1937) — of Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa, February 25, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Dakota state house of representatives, 1891; member of North Dakota state senate, 1893-97; Governor of North Dakota, 1907-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912; Treasurer of the United States, 1913-21; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1924; justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1925-37; chief justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1935-36. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died May 14, 1937 (age 78 years, 78 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Bismarck, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of John Burke and Mary (Ryan) Burke; married, August 22, 1891, to Mary E. Kane.
  Cross-reference: Usher L. Burdick
  Burke County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Burke (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; bombed by kamikazi and sank in the Sulu Sea, 1944) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Burke (c.1747-1783) — of Orange County, N.C. Born in Galway, Ireland, about 1747. Physician; lawyer; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1776; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1777; Governor of North Carolina, 1781-82. Died near Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., December 2, 1783 (age about 36 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Orange County, N.C.
  Burke County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Albert Sidney Burleson (1863-1937) — also known as Albert S. Burleson — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in San Marcos, Hays County, Tex., June 7, 1863. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1899-1913 (9th District 1899-1903, 10th District 1903-13); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912 (speaker); U.S. Postmaster General, 1913-21. Died, from a heart attack, in Austin, Travis County, Tex., November 24, 1937 (age 74 years, 170 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Burleson Jr. and Emma Lucy (Kyle) Burleson; married 1889 to Adele Lubbock Steiner; grandson of Edward Burleson.
  Political family: Burleson family of Austin, Texas.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Albert S. Burleson (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Burleson (1798-1851) — of Texas. Born in Buncombe County, N.C., December 15, 1798. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Mina, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bastrop, Gonzales and Fayette, 1838-39; Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1841-44; candidate for President of the Texas Republic, 1844; member of Texas state senate, 1846-51; died in office 1851. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died of pneumonia, in Austin, Travis County, Tex., December 26, 1851 (age 53 years, 11 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of Edward Burleson Jr.; grandfather of Albert Sidney Burleson.
  Political family: Burleson family of Austin, Texas.
  Burleson County, Tex. is named for him.
  David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) — also known as David G. Burnet — of Texas. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., April 14, 1788. U.S. Consul in Galveston, 1832-35; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Liberty, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Liberty, 1835; President of the Texas Republic, 1836; Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1838-41; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1839, 1839-40. Member, Freemasons. Died December 5, 1870 (age 82 years, 235 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Relatives: Son of William Burnet; half-brother of Jacob Burnet.
  Political family: Burnet family of Newark, New Jersey.
  Burnet County, Tex. is named for him.
  Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1845) — of Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., September 3, 1800. Lawyer; walked with a limp due to a leg injury during a fire; present for the surrender of Black Hawk (Indian chief), August 2, 1832; member Wisconsin territorial council, 1836. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, of typhoid, in Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis., November 7, 1845 (age 45 years, 65 days). Interment at Hermitage Cemetery, Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of John Burnett and Judith Burnett; married, December 29, 1836, to Lucia Maria Brunson.
  Burnett County, Wis. is named for him.
  Otway Burns (c.1775-1850) — of Swansboro, Onslow County, N.C.; Beaufort, Carteret County, N.C. Born near Swansboro, Onslow County, N.C., about 1775. Ship captain; privateer during the War of 1812; shipbuilder; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1821-22, 1824-27, 1832; member of North Carolina state senate, 1828-30, 1834; lighthouse keeper at the Brant Island Shoal Light, 1835-50. Died in Portsmouth, Carteret County, N.C., August 25, 1850 (age about 75 years). Interment at Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, N.C.; statue at Town Square, Burnsville, N.C.
  Relatives: Married, July 6, 1809, to Joanna Grant; grandfather of Walter Francis Burns.
  The town of Burnsville, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The community of Otway, North Carolina, is named for him.  — Two U.S. Navy destroyers were named for him, in 1918 and in 1942.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Fiction about Otway Burns: Ruth P. Barbour, The Cruise of the Snap Dragon
  James Burrill Jr. (1772-1820) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., April 25, 1772. Rhode Island state attorney general, 1797-1812; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1810; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1814-16; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1817-20; died in office 1820. Died in Washington, D.C., December 25, 1820 (age 48 years, 244 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Grandfather of George William Curtis; great-grandfather of Theodore Francis Green.
  Political family: Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Burrillville, Rhode Island, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Francis Burt (1807-1854) — Born in Pendleton, Pendleton District (now Anderson County), S.C., January 13, 1807. Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1832-44; South Carolina state treasurer, 1844; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1852; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1854; died in office 1854. Died in Bellevue, Sarpy County, Neb., October 18, 1854 (age 47 years, 278 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Pendleton, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Burt (1759-1837) and Catherine (Miles) Burt; brother of Armistead Burt; married to George Ann Hall.
  Political family: Calhoun-Pickens family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Burt County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wellington R. Burt (1831-1919) — also known as "The Lone Pine of Michigan" — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Pike, Wyoming County, N.Y., August 26, 1831. Lumber and timber business; railroad builder; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872, 1880; Fusion candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1893-94; defeated (Democratic), 1904, 1908; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); Democratic candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1903; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1907-08. Died, from stomach trouble, in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., March 2, 1919 (age 87 years, 188 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Burt.
  The community of Burt, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-2018) — also known as George Bush; "Poppy"; "Sheepskin"; "Timberwolf" — of Midland, Midland County, Tex.; Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., June 12, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1964, 1970; U.S. Representative from Texas 7th District, 1967-71; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1971-73; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1973-74; U.S. Liaison to China, 1974-75; director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 1976-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980; Vice President of the United States, 1981-89; President of the United States, 1989-93; defeated, 1992. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Skull and Bones; Council on Foreign Relations; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Society of the Cincinnati; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., November 30, 2018 (age 94 years, 171 days). Interment at George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, College Station, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Prescott Sheldon Bush and Dorothy (Walker) Bush; married, January 6, 1945, to Barbara Pierce; father of George Walker Bush (who married Laura Lane Welch) and John Ellis Bush; grandfather of George Prescott Bush; first cousin thrice removed of David Davis.
  Political family: Bush family of Texas and Massachusetts.
  Cross-reference: Caspar W. Weinberger — John H. Sununu — Don Evans — James C. Oberwetter — Mary McClure Bibby
  The George Bush School of Government and Public Service, at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, is named for him.  — George Bush High School, in Richmond, Texas, is named for him.  — George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School, in Addison, Texas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by George H. W. Bush: All The Best, George Bush: My Life and Other Writings (1999) — Looking Forward (1987) — A World Transformed (1998)
  Books about George H. W. Bush: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of George Bush — Tim O'Shei & Joe Marren, George H. W. Bush (for young readers)
  Critical books about George H. W. Bush: Kevin Phillips, American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush — Kitty Kelly, The Family : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty
  Laura Bush (b. 1946) — also known as Laura Lane Welch — Born, in Midland Memorial Hospital, Midland, Midland County, Tex., November 4, 1946. Republican. School teacher; librarian; First Lady of Texas, 1995-2000; First Lady of the United States, 2001-09. Female. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Daughter of Harold Bruce Welch and Jenna Louise (Hawkins) Welch; married 1977 to George Walker Bush (son of George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce; brother of John Ellis Bush; uncle of George Prescott Bush; grandson of Prescott Sheldon Bush).
  Political family: Bush family of Texas and Massachusetts.
  The Laura Bush Community Library, in Austin, Texas, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Andrew Pickens Butler (1796-1857) — also known as Andrew P. Butler — of Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., November 18, 1796. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1824-31; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield, 1832-33; resigned 1833; common pleas court judge in South Carolina, 1834-46; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1846-57; died in office 1857. Slaveowner. Died near Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., May 25, 1857 (age 60 years, 188 days). Interment at Butler United Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Butler and Behethland Foote (Moore) Butler; brother of William Butler Jr. and Pierce Mason Butler; married, December 5, 1829, to Susan Ann Simkins (daughter of Eldred Simkins); married 1831 to Rebecca Harriet Hayne; uncle of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Butler County, Kan. is named for him.
  Epitaph: "He was of very noble nature, of high endowments, of lofty moral qualities. As a judge, the Judicial Records of the State sho whis abilities. In the Senate of the United States, that illustrious body was illustrated by his creer. In all that he said and did, there was a dash of genius and heroism. His fire seemed to be passed on a high stage of Public Dalies, but his heart was always amidst tender and gentle affections. He was prompt to weep with those who wept, he was equally ready to rejoice with those who were in joy. His death, elicited lamentations made of Public Expression to the circle of his intimacies. It spread the deepest of affections."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Christy Butler (1829-1891) — also known as David C. Butler — of Nebraska. Born December 15, 1829. Republican. Member of Nebraska territorial House of Representatives, 1861; member Nebraska territorial council, 1864; Governor of Nebraska, 1867-71; removed 1871; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-71; impeached on March 4, 1871, and removed from office as Governor on June 2, 1871. Member, Freemasons. Died May 25, 1891 (age 61 years, 161 days). Interment at Pawnee City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
  Butler County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Pierce Butler (1744-1822) — of South Carolina. Born in County Carlow, Ireland, July 11, 1744. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1778-89; Adjutant General of South Carolina, 1779; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1787; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1789-96, 1802-04. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 15, 1822 (age 77 years, 219 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; cenotaph at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Sir Richard Butler and Henrietta (Percy) Butler; married, January 10, 1771, to Mary Middleton (niece of Henry Middleton; first cousin of Arthur Middleton).
  Political families: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Pierce Butler (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; torpedoed and lost 1942 in the Indian Ocean) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Butler (1743-1791) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, April 1, 1743. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1788; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1790. Killed on an expedition against Indian tribes, November 4, 1791 (age 48 years, 217 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Soldiers Monument, Fort Recovery, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Butler and Eleanor (Parker) Butler; married to Maria Smith.
  Butler counties in Ky., Ohio and Pa. are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Butler (d. 1818) — of Georgia. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1800. Killed by Indians at Butler Springs, Butler County, Ala., March 20, 1818. Burial location unknown.
  Butler County, Ala. is named for him.
  William Orlando Butler (1791-1880) — also known as William O. Butler — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ky. Born in Jessamine County, Ky., April 19, 1791. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1817-18; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 13th District, 1839-43; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1848. Slaveowner. Died in Carrollton, Carroll County, Ky., August 6, 1880 (age 89 years, 109 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Son of Percival Butler and Mildred (Hawkins) Butler.
  Butler counties in Iowa and Mo. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Stephen Cabarrus (1754-1808) — of North Carolina. Born in 1754. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1790. Died in 1808 (age about 54 years). Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Edenton, N.C.
  Cabarrus County, N.C. is named for him.
William H. Cabell William Henry Cabell (1772-1853) — also known as William H. Cabell — of Virginia. Born in Cumberland County, Va., December 16, 1772. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1796-1805; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; Governor of Virginia, 1805-08; state court judge in Virginia, 1808-11; Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, 1830-51. Died in Richmond, Va., January 12, 1853 (age 80 years, 27 days). Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Nicholas Cabell and Hannah (Carrington) Cabell; married 1795 to Elizabeth Cabell; married 1805 to Agnes Sarah Bell Gamble (sister-in-law of William Wirt); father of Edward Carrington Cabell; nephew of William Cabell and Paul Carrington; first cousin of William Cabell Jr.; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge and Frederick Mortimer Cabell; first cousin twice removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Carter Henry Harrison, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864), William Lewis Cabell, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr., George Craighead Cabell and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin thrice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Benjamin Earl Cabell, Carter Henry Harrison II, Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin four times removed of Earle Cabell; second cousin once removed of Cameron Erskine Thom; second cousin twice removed of Erskine Mayo Ross.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cabell County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Huntington Through Seventy-Five Years (1947)
  Ezequiel Cabeza=de Baca (1864-1917) — also known as Ezequiel C. de Baca — of New Mexico. Born November 1, 1864. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1900; Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1916; Governor of New Mexico, 1917; died in office 1917. Died February 18, 1917 (age 52 years, 109 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Las Vegas, N.M.
  DeBaca County, N.M. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Edward Norman Cahn (b. 1933) — also known as Edward N. Cahn — Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., 1933. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1974-98; retired 1998. Still living as of 2010.
  The Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article
  Thomas E. Caldecott (1878-1951) — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Chester, England, July 27, 1878. Pharmacist; mayor of Berkeley, Calif., 1930-32. Welsh ancestry. Died, of a heart attack, in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., July 23, 1951 (age 72 years, 361 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1910 to Eveline Grooms; father of Thomas William Caldecott.
  The Caldecott Tunnel, from Oakland to Orinda, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Alexander Caldwell (1830-1917) — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan. Born in Drakes Ferry, Huntingdon County, Pa., March 1, 1830. Republican. Banker; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1871-73; resigned 1873. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 19, 1917 (age 87 years, 79 days). Interment at Mt. Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of James Caldwell.
  The city of Caldwell, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Caldwell (1757-1804) — of Kentucky. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., 1757. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1792; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1804; died in office 1804. Died, of an "inflammation of the brain" (probably a stroke), while presiding over the Kentucky State Senate, at the then state capitol building, Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., 1804 (age about 47 years). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Caldwell County, Ky. is named for him.
  Millard Fillmore Caldwell Jr. (1897-1984) — also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. — of Milton, Santa Rosa County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., February 6, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S. Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948, 1956; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69. Protestant. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen Society; American Legion; American Judicature Society; Alpha Kappa Psi; Blue Key. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., October 23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260 days). Interment at Harwood Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
  Presumably named for: Millard Fillmore
  Relatives: Son of Millard Fillmore Caldwell and Martha Jane (Clapp) Caldwell; married, February 14, 1925, to Mary Rebecca Harwood.
  The Millard Caldwell state office building (opened 1949), in Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  James Calhoun (1743-1816) — of Baltimore, Md. Born April 17, 1743. Orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1791; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1794-1804. Died August 14, 1816 (age 73 years, 119 days). Interment at Westminster Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
  Calhoun Street, in Baltimore, Maryland, is named for him.
John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) — also known as John C. Calhoun — of Pickens District (now Pickens County), S.C. Born in Abbeville District (part now in McCormick County), S.C., March 18, 1782. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1808; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1811-17; U.S. Secretary of War, 1817-25; Vice President of the United States, 1825-32; resigned 1832; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1832-43, 1845-50; died in office 1850; U.S. Secretary of State, 1844-45. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1850 (age 68 years, 13 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Marion Park, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Patrick Calhoun and Martha (Caldwell) Calhoun; married, December 27, 1809, to Floride Bonneau and Floride Calhoun (daughter of John Ewing Colhoun (c.1749-1802)); father of Anna Maria Calhoun (who married Thomas Green Clemson); uncle of John Alfred Calhoun and Martha Catherine Calhoun (who married Armistead Burt); great-granduncle of John Temple Graves; first cousin of John Ewing Colhoun (c.1749-1802) and Joseph Calhoun; first cousin once removed of Andrew Pickens; first cousin twice removed of Francis Wilkinson Pickens; second cousin once removed of Sarah Ann Calhoun (who married Alexander Henry Brown); second cousin twice removed of William Francis Calhoun.
  Political family: Calhoun-Pickens family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Calhoun counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Iowa, Mich., Miss., S.C., Tex. and W.Va. are named for him.
  The John C. Calhoun State Office Building (opened 1926), in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.  — Lake Calhoun (now known by its Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska), in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John C. Calhoun (built 1941-42 at Wilmington, North Carolina; destroyed in cargo explosion at Finchhafen, Papua New Guinea, 1944) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: John C. Johnson — John Calhoun Nicholls — John Calhoun Cook — John C. Sheppard — John C. Bell — John C. C. Mayo — John C. Phillips
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes (1861) and $100 notes (1862).
  Campaign slogan: "Liberty dearer than union."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John C. Calhoun: Margaret L. Coit, John C. Calhoun : American Portrait — Clyde N. Wilson, John C. Calhoun — Merrill D. Peterson, The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — Warren Brown, John C. Calhoun (for young readers)
  Image source: James Smith Noel Collection, Louisiana State University in Shreveport
  Simon Cameron (1799-1889) — also known as "The Czar of Pennsylvania" — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Maytown, Lancaster County, Pa., March 8, 1799. Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, 1829-30; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1845-49, 1857-61, 1867-77; resigned 1861, 1877; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1860; U.S. Secretary of War, 1861-62; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1862. Member, Freemasons. Died near Maytown, Lancaster County, Pa., June 26, 1889 (age 90 years, 110 days). Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Cameron and Martha (Pfoutz) Cameron; brother of William Cameron; married to Margaret Brua; father of Virginia Rolette Cameron (who married Isaac Wayne MacVeagh) and James Donald Cameron; grandfather of Joseph Gardner Bradley.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Cameron family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cameron counties in La. and Pa. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  John Lafayette Camp (1828-1891) — of Gilmer, Upshur County, Tex. Born in Jefferson County, Ala., February 20, 1828. Democrat. Planter; lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1872; member of Texas state senate, 1875-78; district judge in Texas, 1878-84. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., July 16, 1891 (age 63 years, 146 days). Interment at Dignowitty Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of John Lafayette Camp Jr..
  Camp County, Tex. is named for him.
  Benjamin Campbell (1826-1907) — of Campbell, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Kentucky, 1826. Sawmill owner; postmaster at Campbell, Calif., 1885-88. Died in Santa Clara County, Calif., 1907 (age about 81 years). Interment at Mission City Memorial Park, Santa Clara, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Louise Rucker.
  The city of Campbell, California, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Campbell (1769-1848) — also known as George W. Campbell — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Scotland, February 9, 1769. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1803-09; state court judge in Tennessee, 1809; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1811-14, 1815-18; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1814; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1818-20. Scottish ancestry. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 17, 1848 (age 79 years, 8 days). Interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Campbell County, Tenn. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George W. Campbell (built 1942-43 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Allen Campbell (1835-1880) — of Wyoming. Born in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, October 8, 1835. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Wyoming Territory, 1869-75. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., July 14, 1880 (age 44 years, 280 days). Burial location unknown.
  Campbell County, Wyo. is named for him.
  John Archibald Campbell (1811-1889) — also known as John A. Campbell — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Baltimore, Md. Born in Washington, Wilkes County, Ga., June 24, 1811. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1837; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1853-61; Confederate States Assistant Secretary of War, 1861-65; at the end of the Civil War, he was suspected of involvement in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; arrested in May 1865; held in detention for five months, but never charged; released in October 1865. Episcopalian. Died in Baltimore, Md., March 12, 1889 (age 77 years, 261 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Anna E. Goldthwaite; grandfather of Duncan Lawrence Groner.
  The John A. Campbell U.S. Courthouse, in Mobile, Alabama, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Campbell (built 1943 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Norman B. Campbell — of Bon Homme, Bon Homme County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1872-73. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles T. Campbell.
  Campbell County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Allen Daniel Candler (1834-1910) — also known as Allen D. Candler; "The One-Eyed Ploughboy from Pigeon Roost" — of Jonesboro, Clayton County, Ga.; Gainesville, Hall County, Ga. Born in Auraria, Lumpkin County, Ga., November 4, 1834. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; in the battle of Jonesboro, 1864, he was wounded, and lost an eye; railroad president; mayor of Gainesville, Ga., 1872; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1873-77; member of Georgia state senate, 1878-79; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1883-91; secretary of state of Georgia, 1894-98; Governor of Georgia, 1898-1902. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., October 26, 1910 (age 75 years, 356 days). Interment at Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Gill Candler and Nancy Caroline (Matthews) Candler; married, January 12, 1864, to Eugenia Williams; nephew of Samuel Charles Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler, William Ezekiel Candler and John Slaughter Candler; first cousin once removed of Charles Murphey Candler, Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. and Thomas Slaughter Candler; first cousin twice removed of George Scott Candler; second cousin once removed of Mark Anthony Cooper; third cousin once removed of Joseph Meriwether Terrell.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  Candler County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929) — also known as Asa G. Candler — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Villa Rica, Carroll County, Ga., December 30, 1851. Druggist; founder of the Coca-Cola beverage company; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1917-19. Suffered a stroke in 1926, did not recover, and died in Wesley Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 12, 1929 (age 77 years, 72 days). Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Charles Candler and Martha Bernetta (Beall) Candler; brother of Milton Anthony Candler and John Slaughter Candler; married, January 15, 1878, to Lucy Elizabeth Howard; married 1923 to May Little Ragin; nephew of Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; uncle of Charles Murphey Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; granduncle of George Scott Candler; great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Allen Daniel Candler and William Ezekiel Candler; first cousin once removed of Thomas Slaughter Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  Candler Field airport (opened 1925; now the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport), in Fulton County, Georgia, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Asa G. Candler: Kathryn W. Kemp, God's Capitalist: Asa Candler of Coca-Cola — Charles Howard Candler, Asa Griggs Candler: Founder of Coca-Cola
Joseph G. Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836-1926) — also known as Joseph G. Cannon; "Uncle Joe" — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Guilford, Guilford County, N.C., May 7, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; Vermilion County State's Attorney, 1861-68; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1873-91, 1893-1913, 1915-23 (14th District 1873-83, 15th District 1883-91, 1893-95, 12th District 1895-1903, 18th District 1903-13, 1915-23); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892, 1904 (Permanent Chair); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908. Died in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., November 12, 1926 (age 90 years, 189 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Horace H. Cannon and Gulielma (Hollingsworth) Cannon; married 1862 to Mary P. Reed.
  The Cannon House Office Building, in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Joe Cannon: Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1902
  Newton Cannon (1781-1841) — of Tennessee. Born in Guilford County, N.C., May 22, 1781. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state senate, 1811-13, 1829-31; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1814-17, 1819-23; Governor of Tennessee, 1835-39; defeated, 1827, 1839. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 16, 1841 (age 60 years, 117 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Williamson County, Tenn.
  Relatives: Brother of Robert Cannon.
  Cannon County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
John G. Carlisle John Griffin Carlisle (1835-1910) — also known as John G. Carlisle — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Campbell County (part now in Kenton County), Ky., September 5, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Charles D. Foote; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1859-61; member of Kentucky state senate, 1866-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1868; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1871-75; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1877-90; resigned 1890; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1883-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1884; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1890-93; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1893-97. Died, reportedly from intestinal trouble and heart disease, in the Hotel Wolcott, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 31, 1910 (age 74 years, 329 days). Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of John A. Goodson; son of Lilborn Hardin Carlisle and Mary A. (Reynolds) Carlisle; brother of Napoleon H. Carlisle; married, January 15, 1857, to Mary Jane Goodson.
  Political family: Carlisle-Goodson family of Covington, Kentucky.
  Carlisle County, Ky. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John G. Carlisle (built 1942-43 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John G. Carlisle: James A. Barnes, John Carlisle : Financial Statesman
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Doyle Elam Carlton (1885-1972) — also known as Doyle E. Carlton — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Wauchula, Hardee County, Fla., July 6, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state senate, 1917-19; Governor of Florida, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948, 1952, 1956. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in a nursing home at Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., October 25, 1972 (age 87 years, 111 days). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Carlton and Martha (McEwan) Carlton; married, July 30, 1912, to Nell Ray; distant relative *** of Vassar B. Carlton.
  The Doyle E. Carlton Building (built 1955 for state government offices), in Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Reuben B. Carlton (1812-1863) — of Minnesota. Born in 1812. Member of Minnesota state senate 26th District, 1857-58. Died in 1863 (age about 51 years). Burial location unknown.
  Carlton County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) — also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., October 12, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham" tobacco; founder of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery Mills; involved in railroads, utilities, and banking; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888, 1904, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President), 1916; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1900. Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died, of pneumonia, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 29, 1924 (age 78 years, 200 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Carr and Elizabeth Pannill (Bullock) Carr; married, February 18, 1873, to Nancy Graham 'Nannie' Parrish (daughter of Doctor Claiborne Parrish); nephew of Robert Bullock; first cousin of William Simeon Bullock.
  Political family: Bullock-Parrish family of Durham, North Carolina.
  The town of Carrboro, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832) — of Maryland. Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., September 19, 1737. Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1776-81; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Maryland state senate, 1777-1800; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1789-92. Catholic. Slaveowner. Died in Baltimore, Md., November 14, 1832 (age 95 years, 56 days). Interment at Doughoregan Manor Chapel, Ellicott City, Md.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Carroll and Elizabeth (Brooke) Carroll; married, June 5, 1768, to Mary Darnell; father of Catharine 'Kitty' Carroll (who married Robert Goodloe Harper); grandfather of Louisa Carroll (who married Isaac Rand Jackson), Mary Sophia Carroll (who married Richard Henry Bayard) and Harriet Julianna Carroll (who married John Lee); great-grandfather of John Lee Carroll and Helen Sophia Carroll (who married Charles Oliver O'Donnell); second great-grandfather of John Howell Carroll; third great-grandfather of Suzanne Howell Carroll (who married John Boynton Philip Clayton Hill); third great-granduncle of John Duffy Alderson; first cousin of Daniel Carroll; second cousin of Charles Carroll, Barrister; second cousin once removed of Thomas Sim Lee, Alexander Contee Hanson and Alexander Contee Magruder; second cousin thrice removed of John Read Magruder; third cousin twice removed of Reuben Handy Meriwether; third cousin thrice removed of Carter Henry Harrison and Levin Irving Handy.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Carroll family of Maryland; Eisenhower-Nixon family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Carroll counties in Ark., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Md., Miss., Mo., N.H., Ohio and Va., East Carroll Parish, La. and West Carroll Parish, La., are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Charles C. Walcutt — Charles C. Fitch — Charles C. Frick — Charles Carroll Glover, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Coleman Francis Carroll (1905-1977) — also known as Coleman F. Carroll — of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 9, 1905. Republican. Catholic priest; bishop of Miami, 1958-68; archbishop, 1968-77; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1968. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., July 26, 1977 (age 72 years, 167 days). Interment at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery, Miami, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of William B. Carroll and Margaret (Hogan) Carroll.
  Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School, in Miami, Florida, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Carroll (1788-1844) — of Tennessee. Born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 3, 1788. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Tennessee, 1821-27, 1829-35. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., March 22, 1844 (age 56 years, 19 days). Interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Carroll; father of William Henry Carroll (1810-1868); uncle of Mary Catherine Carroll (who married Caleb Cushing Norvell); grandfather of William Henry Carroll (1842-1915).
  Political family: Conway-Norvell-Johnson-Carroll family.
  Carroll County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Price Carson (1798-1838) — also known as Samuel P. Carson — of Pleasant Garden, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Pleasant Garden, Guilford County, N.C., January 22, 1798. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1822-24, 1834; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1825-33; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Red River, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1836. Slaveowner. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., November 2, 1838 (age 40 years, 284 days). Interment at Government Cemetery, Hot Springs, Ark.
  Cross-reference: Robert Brank Vance
  Carson County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Wisnor Carter (born c.1830) — of Oklahoma. Born about 1830. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; territorial court judge in Oklahoma, 1870. Burial location unknown.
  Carter County, Okla. is named for him.
  Hugh Alton Carter, Sr. (1920-1999) — also known as Hugh Carter — of Plains, Sumter County, Ga. Born in Plains, Sumter County, Ga., August 13, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia state senate 14th District, 1967-81; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968. Baptist. Died at Sumter Regional Hospital, Americus, Sumter County, Ga., June 24, 1999 (age 78 years, 315 days). Interment at Lebanon Cemetery, Near Plains, Sumter County, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of William Alton Carter and Annie Laurie (Gay) Carter; married to Ruth Godwin; first cousin of James Earl Carter Jr..
  Political family: Carter family of Plains, Georgia.
  The Hugh Alton Carter Bridge, on Highway 280 over Choctahatchee Creek, in Webster County, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Henry Carter (1854-1911) — also known as Thomas H. Carter — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born near Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, October 30, 1854. Republican. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1889; U.S. Representative from Montana at-large, 1889-91; defeated, 1890; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1892-96; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1895-1901, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1896 (speaker), 1900, 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., September 17, 1911 (age 56 years, 322 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Ellen L. Galen.
  Carter County, Mont. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Grayson Carter (d. 1849) — Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate, 1834-38. Died, of cholera, in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., July 11, 1849. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Carter and Hebe (Grayson) Carter; grandson of William Grayson.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Roosevelt family of New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Carter County, Ky. is named for him.
  Wilburn Cartwright (1892-1979) — of McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Georgetown, Meigs County, Tenn., January 12, 1892. Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Oklahoma state senate, 1919-22; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1927-43; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of state of Oklahoma, 1947-51; Oklahoma state auditor, 1951-55. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Acacia; Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Junior Order. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., March 14, 1979 (age 87 years, 61 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of J. R. Cartwright and Emma (Baker) Cartwright; married 1920 to Carrie Staggs.
  The community of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jerome Increase Case (1819-1891) — also known as Jerome I. Case — of Racine, Racine County, Wis. Born in Williamstown, Oswego County, N.Y., December 11, 1819. Inventor; threshing machine manufacturer; mayor of Racine, Wis., 1856, 1858, 1860; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1865-66; banker. Died in Racine, Racine County, Wis., December 22, 1891 (age 72 years, 11 days). Entombed at Mound Cemetery, Racine, Wis.; memorial monument at Monument Square, Racine, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Calebv Case and Deborah (Jackson) Case; married 1849 to Lydia Ann Bull; father of Jackson Irving Case.
  Jerome I. Case High School, in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Lewis Cass Lewis Cass (1782-1866) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., October 9, 1782. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1806; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Michigan Territory, 1813-31; U.S. Secretary of War, 1831-36; U.S. Minister to France, 1836-42; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1843-44; appointed 1843; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844, 1852; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1845-48, 1849-57; resigned 1848; candidate for President of the United States, 1848; U.S. Secretary of State, 1857-60. Member, Freemasons. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 17, 1866 (age 83 years, 251 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Cass and Mary 'Molly' (Gilman) Cass; married to Elizabeth Selden Spencer; father of Matilda Frances Cass (who married Henry Brockholst Ledyard); second great-grandfather of Thomas Cass Ballenger.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cass counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Mich., Minn., Mo., Neb. and Tex. are named for him.
  The town and village of Cassville, Wisconsin, is named for him.  — The village of Cass City, Michigan, is named for him.  — The village of Cassopolis, Michigan, is named for him.  — The city of Cassville, Missouri, is named for him.  — Cass Lake, and the adjoining city of Cass Lake, Minnesota, are named for him.  — Cass Lake, in Oakland County, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Cass River, in Tuscola and Saginaw counties, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Lewis Cass Building (opened 1921 as the State Office Building; damaged in a fire in 1951; rebuilt and named for Lewis Cass; changed to Elliott-Larsen Building in 2020), in Lansing, Michigan, was named for him.  — Cass Avenue, Cass Park, and Cass Technical High School, in Detroit, Michigan, are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Lewis Cass Wilmarth — Lewis C. Carpenter — Lewis C. Vandergrift — Lewis C. Tidball — Lewis Cass Wick — Lewis Cass Tidball II — Lewis C. Gabbert
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Lewis Cass: Willard Carl Klunder, Lewis Cass and the Politics of Moderation — Frank Bury Woodford, Lewis Cass, the Last Jeffersonian
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Richard Caswell (1729-1789) — of Dobbs County (part now in Lenoir County), N.C. Born in Harford County (part now in Baltimore County), Md., August 3, 1729. Lawyer; surveyor; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774; Governor of North Carolina, 1776-80, 1785-87; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; member of North Carolina state senate from Dobbs County, 1780-84, 1788-89; died in office 1789. Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., November 10, 1789 (age 60 years, 99 days). Interment at Caswell Memorial Cemetery, Kinston, N.C.
  Caswell County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  John Catron (1786-1865) — of Tennessee. Born in Virginia, January 7, 1786. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died May 30, 1865 (age 79 years, 143 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Catron (built 1942-43 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Benton Catron (1840-1921) — also known as Thomas B. Catron — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born near Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., October 6, 1840. Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; New Mexico territory attorney general, 1869-72; U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, 1872-78; member New Mexico territorial council, 1884; Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1895-97; mayor of Santa Fe, N.M., 1906-08; U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1912-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1916. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., May 15, 1921 (age 80 years, 221 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  Relatives: Married, April 28, 1877, to Julia Anna Walz; father of Charles Christopher Catron.
  Catron County, N.M. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Howard Cattle (1904-1992) — also known as Richard William Cattle — of Chino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, December 23, 1904. Dry cleaning business; clothing merchant; mayor of Chino, Calif., 1956-59. English ancestry. Died in San Bernardino County, Calif., February 17, 1992 (age 87 years, 56 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Henry Cattle and Janet Mary Florence (Proudfoot) Cattle; married to Vera Pearl Cook.
  Howard Cattle Elementary School, in Chino, California, is named for him.
  Anton Josef Cermak (1873-1933) — also known as Anton J. Cermak; "Pushcart Tony" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Kladno, Bohemia (now Czechia), May 9, 1873. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1928; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1931-33; died in office 1933. Bohemian ancestry. On February 15, 1933, while he was standing on the running board of an open car from which president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt had just given a speech, was shot and badly wounded by Italian-American bricklayer Guiseppe Zangara, who had aimed for Roosevelt; over the next month, the wound became infected, and he died, in Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., March 6, 1933 (age 59 years, 301 days). Entombed at Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married 1894 to Marie Horejs; father of Ludmila 'Lillian' Cermak (who married Richey V. Graham) and Helena Irene Cermak (daughter-in-law of Otto Kerner; who married Otto Kerner Jr.).
  Political family: Kerner-Cermak family of Chicago, Illinois.
  Cermak Road (formerly 22nd Street), from Chicago to Oak Brook, Illinois, is named for him.  — Antonin Cermak Elementary School, in Prague, Czechia, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS A. J. Cermak (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "I Am Glad It Was Me, Instead of You."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Burton W. Chace (1901-1972) — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Stanton, Stanton County, Neb., July 6, 1901. Republican. Lumber dealer; mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1947-53; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952; member, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 1953-72. Died in a car accident, August 22, 1972 (age 71 years, 47 days). Burial location unknown.
  Burton Chace Park, in Marina del Rey, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Jerome Bunty Chaffee (1825-1886) — also known as Jerome B. Chaffee — of Denver, Colo. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., April 17, 1825. Republican. Member of Colorado territorial House of Representatives, 1861-63; Speaker of Colorado Territory House of Representatives, 1863; member of Republican National Committee from Colorado Territory, 1866-68, 1870-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1871-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1876; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1876-79; Colorado Republican state chair, 1884. One of the founders of the city of Denver. Died in Salem Center, Westchester County, N.Y., March 9, 1886 (age 60 years, 326 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Miriam B. Comstock; father of Frances Josephine Chaffee (who married Ulysses Simpson Grant Jr.).
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Chaffee County, Colo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles E. Chamberlain Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) — also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile Horn of Congress" — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Locke Township, Ingham County, Mich., July 22, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Kiwanis; Society of the Cincinnati. Died, of renal failure and congestive heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., November 25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  The Charles E. Chamberlain Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, in Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
George E. Chamberlain George Earle Chamberlain (1854-1928) — also known as George E. Chamberlain — of Albany, Linn County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born near Natchez, Adams County, Miss., January 1, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1880-84; Oregon state attorney general, 1891-95; appointed 1891; Governor of Oregon, 1903-09; resigned 1909; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1904 (speaker), 1924 (alternate); U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1909-21; defeated, 1920; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Washington, D.C., July 9, 1928 (age 74 years, 190 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Thomson Chamberlain and Pamela A. (Archer) Chamberlain; married, May 21, 1879, to Sarah Newman Welch; married 1926 to Carolyn Bertha Skiff; grandson of Stevenson Archer.
  Political family: Archer family of Churchville, Maryland.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Chamberlain (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
  Henry H. Chambers (1790-1826) — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born near Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Va., October 1, 1790. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1820; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1821, 1823; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1825-26; died in office 1826. Died near Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Va., January 24, 1826 (age 35 years, 115 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Lunenburg County, Va.
  Relatives: Father of Henry Cousins Chambers.
  Chambers County, Ala. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Henry Champion (1751-1836) — of Colchester, New London County, Conn. Born in Westchester, Colchester, New London County, Conn., March 16, 1751. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; banker; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1806-17; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Colchester, 1820. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died July 13, 1836 (age 85 years, 119 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Champion and Deborah (Brainard) Champion; brother of Epaphroditus Champion; married, October 10, 1781, to Abigail Tinker; father of Harriet Champion (who married Joseph Trumbull); first cousin four times removed of Charlotte H. McMorran; second cousin once removed of Amaziah Brainard; second cousin twice removed of Leveret Brainard; second cousin four times removed of Asahel Rowland DeWolf, Winthrop Roger De Wolf and John Anderson De Wolf Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Charles Gates Dawes, Rufus Cutler Dawes, Beman Gates Dawes and Henry May Dawes; third cousin of Daniel Upson; third cousin twice removed of Chester Ackley, Charles Upson, Gad Ely Upson, Christopher Columbus Upson, Andrew Seth Upson and Evelyn M. Upson; third cousin thrice removed of Almar F. Dickson.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Dawes-Upson family of Connecticut; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Champion, New York, is named for him.  — The township of Champion, Ohio, named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
John Chandler John Chandler (1762-1841) — of Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Epping, Rockingham County, N.H., February 1, 1762. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1803-05; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 17th District, 1805-09; Kennebec County Sheriff, 1808; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1819; delegate to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819-20; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1820-29; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1829-37. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, September 25, 1841 (age 79 years, 236 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Brother of Thomas Chandler; married 1783 to Mary Whittier; uncle of Zachariah Chandler.
  Political families: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine; Woodbury-Holden family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Starkweather-Pendleton family of Preston, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Chandler (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; sold 1947, scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Maine State Archives/Maine Historical Society
  Charles Clarke Chapman (1853-1944) — also known as Charles C. Chapman; "The Orange King of California" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Fullerton, Orange County, Calif. Born in Illinois, June 2, 1853. Republican. Publishing business; mayor of Fullerton, Calif., 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916, 1924. Disciples of Christ. Died in Orange County, Calif., March 5, 1944 (age 90 years, 277 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.; statue at Chapman University Entrance, Orange, Calif.
  Chapman University, in Orange, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Milledge Charlton (1807-1854) — also known as Robert M. Charlton — of Georgia. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., January 19, 1807. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1830; U.S. Attorney for Georgia, 1835-36, 1839-40; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1839-41; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1852-53. Slaveowner. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., January 18, 1854 (age 46 years, 364 days). Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Usher Pulaski Charlton; father of Mary Marshall Charlton (who married Julian Hartridge).
  Political family: Charlton family of Savannah, Georgia.
  Charlton County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Champion S. Chase (d. 1898) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Cornish, Sullivan County, N.H. Nebraska state attorney general, 1867-69; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1874-77, 1879-81, 1883-84. Died November 3, 1898. Burial location unknown.
  Chase County, Neb. is named for him.
Salmon P. Chase Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873) — also known as Salmon P. Chase; "Old Mr. Greenbacks" — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cornish, Sullivan County, N.H., January 13, 1808. Republican. Liberty candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1846; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1849-55, 1861; Governor of Ohio, 1856-60; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856, 1860; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1864-73; died in office 1873. Episcopalian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 7, 1873 (age 65 years, 114 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Ithamar Chase and Janette Chase; married to Eliza Ann Smith; father of Katherine Jane 'Kate' Chase (who married William Sprague); nephew of Dudley Chase; cousin *** of Dudley Chase Denison.
  Political families: Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Chase family of Vermont (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Chase County, Kan. is named for him.
  Chase Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Salmon P. Chase (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  Politician named for him: Chase S. Osborn
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on various U.S. currency, including $1 and $10 notes in the 1860s, and the $10,000 bill from 1918 to 1946.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Salmon P. Chase: Frederick J. Blue, Salmon P. Chase : A Life in Politics — John Niven, Salmon P. Chase : A Biography — Albert B. Hart, Salmon P. Chase — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Andrew Gould Chatfield (1810-1875) — also known as Andrew G. Chatfield — of Addison, Steuben County, N.Y.; Racine, Racine County, Wis.; Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minn. Born in Butternuts, Otsego County, N.Y., January 27, 1810. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County, 1839-41, 1846; justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minn., October 3, 1875 (age 65 years, 249 days). Interment at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Enos Chatfield and Hannah (Starr) Chatfield; married, June 27, 1836, to Eunice Electa Clark Beeman; sixth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; first cousin thrice removed of Almon Ferdinand Rockwell; second cousin of Philo Fairchild Barnum and Phineas Taylor Barnum; third cousin once removed of Charles Robert Sherman and Truman Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, John Sherman, Benjamin Pulaski Chatfield and Glover Wheeler Cable; fourth cousin once removed of Asahel Otis, Nathan Summers Beardslee and Hobart Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Chatfield, in Fillmore and Olmsted counties, Minnesota, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Saunders Cheatham (1818-1878) — also known as Edward S. Cheatham — of Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn. Born in Springfield, Robertson County, Tenn., July 31, 1818. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1853-55; member of Tennessee state senate, 1855-57, 1861-63; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1855-57, 1861-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1872. Died in Horn Lake, DeSoto County, Miss., December 21, 1878 (age 60 years, 143 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Ephraim Hubbard Foster; son of Richard Cheatham; brother of Richard Boone Cheatham and Boyd M. Cheatham; nephew of Anderson Cheatham.
  Political family: Cheatham-Foster family of Nashville, Tennessee.
  Cheatham County, Tenn. is named for him.
  George Campbell Childress (1804-1841) — also known as George C. Childress — of Texas. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., January 8, 1804. Lawyer; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Milam, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. Killed himself with a Bowie knife, in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., October 6, 1841 (age 37 years, 271 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; statue at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, Washington, Tex.
  Childress County, Tex. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George C. Childress (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; sold and renamed SS K. Hadjipateras; sunk during a storm in the Bay of Bengal, 1967) was originally named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (1930-1998) — also known as Lawton Chiles; "Walkin' Lawton" — of Lakeland, Polk County, Fla. Born in Lakeland, Polk County, Fla., April 3, 1930. Democrat. Member of Florida state house of representatives, 1959-67; member of Florida state senate, 1967-71; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1971-89; Governor of Florida, 1991-98; died in office 1998; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996 (delegation chair). Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Tau Omega. Died, of a heart condition, in the Governor's Mansion, Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., December 12, 1998 (age 68 years, 253 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Roselawn Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.; reinterment at a private or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.
  Relatives: Uncle of Kay Hagan.
  Lawton Chiles Middle School, in Miami, Florida, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  William Parish Chilton (1810-1871) — also known as William P. Chilton — of Alabama. Born near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., August 10, 1810. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1839; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1843; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1852-56; member of Alabama state senate, 1859; Delegate from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 6th District, 1862-65. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., January 20, 1871 (age 60 years, 163 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Margaret (Bledsoe) Chilton and Thomas John Chilton; brother of Thomas Chilton; married 1829 to Mary Catherine Morgan (sister of John Tyler Morgan); married to Elvira Frances Morgan; grandfather of Arthur Bounds Chilton; granduncle of Horace George Chilton; first cousin twice removed of John Smith; second cousin of Joshua Chilton; second cousin once removed of Commodore Perry Chilton and Shadrach Chilton; third cousin once removed of Howell Cobb, Henry Rootes Jackson and Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family; King family of Savannah, Georgia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Washington-Walker family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Chilton County, Ala. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Dudley Chipley (1840-1897) — also known as W. D. Chipley — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., June 6, 1840. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; fought against Reconstruction along with other members of the Ku Klux Klan; he was among those implicated in the murder of George W. Ashburn in in 1868; tried in a military court, but Georgia's re-admission to the Union ended military jurisdiction, so he and his co-defendants were released; general manager of the Pensacola Railroad; successfully promoted the construction of the Pensacola and Atlanta Railroad in 1881-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1884, 1892; mayor of Pensacola, Fla., 1887-88; member of Florida state senate, 1895-97. Died in a hospital at Washington, D.C., December 1, 1897 (age 57 years, 178 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. William Stout Chipley and Elizabeth (Fannin) Chipley; brother of Stephen Fannin Chipley; married to Ann Elizabeth Billups; uncle of Fannin Chipley.
  Political family: Chipley family of Pensacola, Florida.
  The city of Chipley, Florida, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Thomas Chittenden Thomas Chittenden (1730-1797) — of Williston, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Guilford, New Haven County, Conn., January 6, 1730. Governor of Vermont, 1778-89, 1790-97; died in office 1797. Died in Williston, Chittenden County, Vt., August 25, 1797 (age 67 years, 231 days). Interment at Thomas Chittenden Cemetery, Williston, Vt.; statue at State House Grounds, Montpelier, Vt.; statue at Town Green, Williston, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Chittenden and Mary (Johnson) Chittenden; married 1749 to Elizabeth Meigs; father of Mary Chittenden (who married Jonas Galusha), Beulah Chittenden (who married Matthew Lyon) and Martin Chittenden; grandfather of Chittenden Lyon; first cousin twice removed of Josiah C. Chittenden and Abel Madison Scranton; first cousin thrice removed of Roger Calvin Leete; second cousin twice removed of Jeduthun Wilcox, Clark S. Chittenden and Russell Sage; second cousin thrice removed of Leonard Wilcox and Edgar Jared Doolittle; second cousin four times removed of Charles H. Chittenden; third cousin once removed of Chauncey Goodrich, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Elizur Goodrich and Frederick Wolcott; third cousin twice removed of Ensign Hosmer Kellogg and Eli Coe Birdsey; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Lyman Huntington, Frederick Walker Pitkin and Roger Wolcott; fourth cousin of Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr. and Josiah Meigs; fourth cousin once removed of Return Jonathan Meigs Jr., Elijah Hunt Mills, Henry Meigs and Zina Hyde Jr..
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Chittenden County, Vt. is named for him.
  The town of Chittenden, Vermont, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Vermont (1894)
  Clyde Lee Choate (1920-2001) — also known as Clyde L. Choate — of Anna, Union County, Ill. Born in West Frankfort, Franklin County, Ill., June 28, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; received the Medal of Honor for action near Bruyeres, France, October 25, 1944.; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1947-79 (50th District 1947-57, 58th District 1957-67, 59th District 1967-79); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956 (alternate), 1964, 1972. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Moose; Purple Heart. Died in Carbondale, Jackson County, Ill., October 5, 2001 (age 81 years, 99 days). Interment at Anna Cemetery, Anna, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of James Isaac Choate and Grace Ellen (Brown) Choate; married to Madonna Ross.
  Choate Mental Health Center (state mental hospital), in Anna, Illinois, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Proudly Served the People of the State of Illinois. Southern Illinois' Guardian Angel."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pierre Chouteau Jr. (1789-1865) — also known as Pierre Cadet Chouteau — of St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 19, 1789. Merchant; lead mining business; fur trader; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820. Died September 6, 1865 (age 76 years, 230 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jean-Pierre Chouteau and Pelagie (Kiersereau) Chouteau.
  Chouteau County, Mont. is named for him.
  The city of Choteau, Montana, is named for him.  — The city of Fort Pierre, South Dakota, is named for him.  — The city of Pierre, South Dakota, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William Christian (c.1743-1786) — Born in Staunton, Va., about 1743. Lawyer; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1773-75; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Manx ancestry. Killed while fighting Indians in what is now Clark County, Ind., April 9, 1786 (age about 43 years). Interment at Bullitt Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Christian and Elizabeth (Starke) Christian; brother of Anne Christian (who married William Fleming); married to Anne Henry (sister of Patrick Henry); second great-granduncle of William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Christian counties in Ill., Ky. and Mo. are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775-1817) — also known as William C. C. Claiborne — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Sussex County, Va., 1775. Lawyer; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; state court judge in Tennessee, 1796; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1797-1801; Governor of Mississippi Territory, 1801-04; Governor of Orleans Territory, 1804-12; Governor of Louisiana, 1812-16; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1817; died in office 1817. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Fought a duel with Daniel Clark on June 8, 1807; he was wounded in the thigh. Died of a liver ailment, in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., November 23, 1817 (age about 42 years). Originally entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.; re-entombed in 1872 at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of William Charles Cole Claiborne (1748-1809) and Mary (Leigh) Claiborne; brother of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne; married to Clarissa Duralde, Suzette Bosque and Elizabeth Lewis; uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne; second great-granduncle of Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. and Corinne Claiborne Boggs; third great-granduncle of Claiborne de Borda Pell, Barbara Boggs Sigmund and Thomas Hale Boggs Jr.; first cousin once removed of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812); second cousin of John Claiborne and Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856); third cousin thrice removed of Andrew Fuller Fox.
  Political family: Claiborne-Dallas family of Virginia and Louisiana (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Claiborne counties in La., Miss. and Tenn. are named for him.
  Epitaph: "Cara patria, carior libertas; ubi est libertas, ibi mea patria." [Dear my country, dearer liberty; where liberty is, there is my country.]
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Abraham Clark (1726-1794) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J. Born near Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth Union County), N.J., February 15, 1726. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776-78, 1779-83, 1787-89; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1776, 1783-85; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1791-94; died in office 1794. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Rahway, Union County, N.J., September 15, 1794 (age 68 years, 212 days). Interment at Rahway Cemetery, Rahway, N.J.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Hatfield.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Abraham Clark (built 1941 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; wrecked and scrapped 1959) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Newton Clark — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1872-73. Burial location unknown.
  Clark County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  William Clark (1770-1838) — of Missouri. Born in Caroline County, Va., August 1, 1770. Governor of Missouri Territory, 1813-20; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1820. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Commanded expedition with Meriwether Lewis to Oregon, 1803-04. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 1, 1838 (age 68 years, 31 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Grandfather-in-law of Edgar Parks Rucker.
  Cross-reference: George F. Shannon
  Clark counties in Ark., Mo. and Wash. are named for him; Lewis and Clark County, Mont. is named partly for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared (along with Lewis's) on the U.S. $10 note (1898-1927).
  See also NNDB dossier
  Books about William Clark: Jay H. Buckley, William Clark: Indian Diplomat — Donald Barr Chidsey, Lewis and Clark: The Great Adventure
  William Andrews Clark (1839-1925) — also known as William A. Clark — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont. Born near Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., January 8, 1839. Democrat. Banker; mine owner; delegate to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1892, 1904; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1899-1900, 1901-07; resigned 1900. Member, Freemasons. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 2, 1925 (age 86 years, 53 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Clark and Mary (Andrews) Clark; married 1869 to Kate L. Stauffer; married, May 25, 1901, to Anna E. La Chapelle.
  Clark County, Nev. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James Clarke (1812-1850) — of Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., July 5, 1812. Secretary of Iowa Territory, 1839-41; mayor of Burlington, Iowa, 1844-45; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Des Moines County, 1844; Governor of Iowa Territory, 1845-46. Died in a cholera epidemic, in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, July 28, 1850 (age 38 years, 23 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Henry Dodge.
  Political families: Polk family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clarke County, Iowa is named for him.
  Alexander Stephens Clay (1853-1910) — also known as Alexander S. Clay — of Marietta, Cobb County, Ga. Born near Powder Springs, Cobb County, Ga., September 25, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-87, 1889-90; member of Georgia state senate, 1892-94; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1897-1910; died in office 1910. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., November 13, 1910 (age 57 years, 49 days). Interment at Marietta City Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.
  Presumably named for: Alexander H. Stephens
  Relatives: Son of William J. Clay and Edna Ann Elizabeth (Peak) Clay; married, November 25, 1880, to Sara Frances White.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander S. Clay (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) — also known as Clement C. Clay — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Halifax County, Va., December 17, 1789. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member Alabama territorial council, 1817-18; state court judge in Alabama, 1819-23; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1827-28; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1829-35; Governor of Alabama, 1835-37; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1837-41; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1843. Fought a duel in 1823 with Dr. Waddy Tate. Slaveowner. Died in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., September 7, 1866 (age 76 years, 264 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
  Relatives: Father of Clement Claiborne Clay Jr.; second cousin once removed of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; third cousin of Henry Clay (1777-1852), Porter Clay, Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; third cousin once removed of Thomas Hart Clay, James Brown Clay and Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); third cousin twice removed of Henry Clay (1849-1884).
  Political families: Clay family of Kentucky; Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Clement C. Clay Bridge (built 1931; second span built 1965; first span replaced 2006), which carries U.S. 231 over the Tennessee River, between Madison and Morgan counties, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Green Clay (1757-1826) — Born in Powhatan County, Va., August 14, 1757. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; surveyor; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1788-89; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1793-94; member of Kentucky state senate, 1795-98, 1807; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Member, Freemasons. Died in White Hall, Madison County, Ky., October 31, 1826 (age 69 years, 78 days). Interment at White Hall Family Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Clay and Martha 'Patsy' (Green) Clay; brother of Matthew Clay (1754-1815); married, March 14, 1795, to Sally Lewis; father of Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; uncle of Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827); grandfather of Green Clay Smith and Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); granduncle of Thomas Clay McCreery; first cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1777-1852) and Porter Clay; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Hart Clay, Henry Clay Jr. and James Brown Clay; first cousin thrice removed of Henry Clay (1849-1884); first cousin four times removed of Oliver Carroll Clay; first cousin five times removed of Archer Woodford; second cousin once removed of Clement Comer Clay; second cousin twice removed of Clement Claiborne Clay Jr..
  Political family: Clay family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clay County, Ky. is named for him.
Henry Clay Henry Clay (1777-1852) — also known as "The Sage of Ashland"; "The Great Compromiser" — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Hanover County, Va., April 12, 1777. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1803; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52; died in office 1852; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25 (5th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-14, 2nd District 1815-21, 3rd District 1823-25); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1811-14, 1815-20, 1823-25; candidate for President of the United States, 1824, 1832 (National Republican), 1844 (Whig); U.S. Secretary of State, 1825-29; candidate for Whig nomination for President, 1839. Member, Freemasons. In 1809, he fought a duel with Humphrey Marshall, in which both men were wounded. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., June 29, 1852 (age 75 years, 78 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay; brother of Porter Clay; married, April 11, 1799, to Lucretia (Hart) Erwin; father of Thomas Hart Clay, Henry Clay Jr. and James Brown Clay; grandfather of Henry Clay (1849-1884); granduncle of Ellen Hart Ross (who married James Reily); first cousin once removed of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; second cousin of Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; second cousin once removed of Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); second cousin thrice removed of Oliver Carroll Clay; second cousin four times removed of Archer Woodford; third cousin of Clement Comer Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement Claiborne Clay Jr..
  Political family: Clay family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clay counties in Ala., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kan., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex. and W.Va. are named for him.
  Mount Clay (also called Mount Reagan), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Clay (built 1941-42 at Mobile, Alabama; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Henry Clay Longnecker — Henry Clay Dean — H. Clay Dickinson — Henry C. Brockmeyer — H. Clay Cockerill — Henry Clay Ewing — Henry Clay Caldwell — Henry Clay Hall — Henry Clay Gooding — Henry Clay Naill — Henry C. Myers — Henry C. Cole — H. Clay Harris — Henry C. Miner — Henry C. Warmoth — Henry Clay Cleveland — H. Clay Evans — Henry C. Payne — Henry C. Bates — H. Clay Foster — Henry C. McCormick — Henry C. Ide — Henry Clay Williams — Henry C. Simms — Henry Clay Ferguson — Henry C. Glover — H. Clay Park — Henry C. Hansbrough — Henry C. Snodgrass — H. Clay Maydwell — Henry C. Gleason — Henry C. Loudenslager — H. Clay Van Voorhis — Henry C. Clippinger — H. Clay Crawford — H. Clay Bascom — H. Clay Michie — H. Clay Chisolm — H. Clay Howard — Henry C. Hall — Henry Clay McDowell — H. Clay Jones — H. Clay Day — Henry Clay Hines — H. Clay Heather — Henry Clay Meacham — Henry Clay Calloway — H. Clay Suter — H. Clay Hall — H. Clay Warth — Henry Clay Elwood — H. Clay Kennedy — H. Clay Davis — H. Clay Needham — Henry Clay Etherton — H. Clay Mace — H. Clay Armstrong — H. Clay Baldwin — H. Clay Haynes — H. Clay Burkholder — Mrs. H. Clay Kauffman — H. Clay Bentley — Henry C. Greenberg — H. Clay Gardenhire, Jr. — Henry Clay Cox — H. Clay Myers, Jr. — H. Clay Johnson
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on some U.S. currency issued in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Henry Clay: Robert Vincent Remini, Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union — Maurice G. Baxter, Henry Clay the Lawyer — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History — Merrill D. Peterson, The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — Scott Farris, Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation — David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler, Henry Clay: The Essential American — Fergus M. Bordewich, America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union
  Image source: James Smith Noel Collection, Louisiana State University in Shreveport
  Henry Clay Jr. (1811-1847) — of Kentucky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., April 10, 1811. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1835-37; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Episcopalian. Killed in action at the Battle of Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Coahuila, February 23, 1847 (age 35 years, 319 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Clay (1777-1852) and Lucretia (Hart) Clay; brother of Thomas Hart Clay and James Brown Clay; married 1832 to Julia Prather; nephew of Porter Clay; uncle of Henry Clay (1849-1884); first cousin twice removed of Matthew Clay and Green Clay; second cousin once removed of Cassius Marcellus Clay; third cousin twice removed of Oliver Carroll Clay; third cousin thrice removed of Archer Woodford.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Clay family of Kentucky; Washington-Walker family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clay County, Iowa is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustin Smith Clayton (1783-1839) — also known as Augustin S. Clayton — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., November 27, 1783. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1810; state court judge in Georgia, 1819; member of Georgia state senate, 1826; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1832-35. Slaveowner. Died in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., June 21, 1839 (age 55 years, 206 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Clayton County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John M. Clayton — of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark. Republican. Member of Arkansas state senate, 1873; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1874, 1888; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1888. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Powell Clayton.
  Clay County, Ark. may have been named for him.
  John Middleton Clayton (1796-1856) — also known as John M. Clayton — of Dover, Kent County, Del.; New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born in Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del., July 24, 1796. Lawyer; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Kent County, 1824; secretary of state of Delaware, 1826-28; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1829-36, 1845-49, 1853-56; resigned 1836, 1849; died in office 1856; justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1837-39; U.S. Secretary of State, 1849-50. Slaveowner. Died in Dover, Kent County, Del., November 9, 1856 (age 60 years, 108 days). Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
  Relatives: Son of James George Clayton and Sarah (Middleton) Clayton; married, September 13, 1822, to Sally Ann Fisher; nephew of Joshua Clayton; great-granduncle of Clayton Douglass Buck; first cousin of Thomas Clayton.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clayton County, Iowa is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John M. Clayton (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; bombed 1945; repaired; renamed USS Harcourt; scrapped 1962) was originally named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Powell Clayton Powell Clayton (1833-1914) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark.; Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Ark. Born in Bethel, Delaware County, Pa., August 7, 1833. Republican. Engineer; surveyor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; planter; president and general manager, Eureka Springs Railway; Governor of Arkansas, 1868-71; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1871-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1872 (delegation chair), 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896 (speaker), 1908, 1912; member of Republican National Committee from Arkansas, 1872-74, 1896-1912; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1898-1905. Died in Washington, D.C., August 25, 1914 (age 81 years, 18 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Clayton and Ann (Clark) Clayton; brother of John M. Clayton; married, December 14, 1865, to Adaline McGraw.
  Clay County, Ark. may have been named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: New York Public Library
James M. Clements James Merritt Clements (1849-1921) — also known as James M. Clements — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont.; Nome, Nome census area, Alaska. Born in Ohio, October 1, 1849. Lawyer; Lewis and Clark County Probate Judge, 1887-88; People's candidate for justice of Montana state supreme court, 1896, 1898; district judge in Montana, 1901-16; U.S. Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1919-21; resigned 1921. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., September 1, 1921 (age 71 years, 335 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of John R. Clements and Belinda (Ramage) Clements; married to Alta D. Cook.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James M. Clements (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Butte (Mont.) Miner, September 2, 1921
  Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888) — Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 1, 1807. Mining engineer; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1844-51; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Among the founders of the Maryland Agricultural College, now the University of Maryland. Bequeathed his home and land holdings to the state of South Carolina for the purpose of establishing an agricultural college, which went on to become Clemson University. Died in Pickens County, S.C., April 6, 1888 (age 80 years, 280 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Pendleton, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Green Clemson and Elizabeth (Baker) Clemson; married, November 13, 1838, to Anna Maria Calhoun (daughter of John Caldwell Calhoun).
  Political family: Calhoun-Pickens family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clemson University, in Clemson, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Frances Cleveland (1864-1947) — also known as Frances Clara Folsom — Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., July 21, 1864. First Lady of the United States, 1886-89, 1893-97. Female. Died in Baltimore, Md., October 29, 1947 (age 83 years, 100 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Daughter of Oscar Folsom and Emma (Harmon) Folsom; married, June 2, 1886, to Grover Cleveland; married, February 10, 1913, to Thomas Jecks Preston; mother of Richard Folsom Cleveland.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cleveland Hall of Languages (built 1911), at Wells College, Aurora, New York, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known as Stephen Grover Cleveland; "Uncle Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton"; "Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman"; "The Veto President"; "Beast of Buffalo"; "Big Steve" — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 18, 1837. Democrat. Lawyer; Erie County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; resigned 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-85; President of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., June 24, 1908 (age 71 years, 98 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.; statue at City Hall Grounds, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland and Anne (Neal) Cleveland; married, June 2, 1886, to Frances Folsom and Frances Clara Folsom; father of Richard Folsom Cleveland (son-in-law of Thomas Frank Gailor; brother-in-law of Frank Hoyt Gailor); first cousin once removed of Francis Landon Cleveland; second cousin of James Harlan Cleveland; second cousin once removed of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan Usher and Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood; third cousin once removed of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher; third cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford and Isaiah Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Lord and Rollin Usher Tyler.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Henry T. Ellett — Wilson S. Bissell — David King Udall — Edward S. Bragg — Thomas F. Grady — Lyman K. Bass — George B. Cortelyou — J. Hampton Hoge
  Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are named for him.
  Mount Cleveland, a volcano on Chuginadak Island, Alaska, is named for him.  — The town of Grover, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The Cleveland National Forest (established 1908), in San Diego, Riverside, Orange counties, California, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Grover C. Cook — Grover C. Meyrs — Grover C. Talbot — Grover C. Helm — Grover C. Robertson — G. C. Cooley — Grover A. Whalen — Grover C. Taylor — Grover C. Winn — Grover C. Luke — Grover C. Albright — Grover Cleveland Welsh — Grover C. Belknap — Grover C. Worrell — Grover B. Hill — Grover C. Dillman — Grover C. Brenneman — Grover C. George — Grover C. Mitchell — Grover C. Ladner — Grover C. Hall — Grover C. Tye — Grover C. Cisel — Grover C. Hedrick — Grover C. Hunter — Grover C. Montgomery — Grover C. Farwell — Grover C. Gillingham — Grover C. Studivan — Grover C. Layne — Grover C. Hudson — Grover C. Combs — Grover C. Snyder — Grover C. Guernsey — Grover C. Henderson — Grover C. Smith — Grover C. Jackson — Grover C. Hunter — Grover C. Bower — Grover C. Land — Grover C. Moritz — Grover C. Gregg — Grover C. Richman, Jr. — Grover C. Anderson — Grover C. Chriss — Grover C. Criswell — Grover C. Brown — Grover C. Robinson III
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 bill (1914-28), and on the $1,000 bill (1928-46).
  Campaign slogan (1884): "We love him for the enemies he has made."
  Opposition slogan (1884): "Ma, Ma, Where's My Pa?"
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Grover Cleveland: Alyn Brodsky, Grover Cleveland : A Study in Character — H. Paul Jeffers, An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland — Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884 — Henry F. Graff, Grover Cleveland — Troy Senik, A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland — Jeff C. Young, Grover Cleveland (for young readers)
  Critical books about Grover Cleveland: Matthew Algeo, The President Is a Sick Man: the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth — Charles Lachman, A Secret Life : The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Duncan Lamont Clinch (1787-1849) — also known as Duncan L. Clinch — of St. Marys, Camden County, Ga. Born in Edgecombe County, N.C., April 6, 1787. U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1844-45. Slaveowner. Died in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., November 27, 1849 (age 62 years, 235 days). Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of William Houstoun; married to Elizabeth Houstown.
  Clinch County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Lanier Clingman (1812-1897) — also known as Thomas L. Clingman; "The Prince of Politicians" — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Huntsville, Yadkin County, N.C., July 27, 1812. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1840; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1843-45, 1847-58 (1st District 1843-45, 1847-53, 8th District 1853-58); U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1868, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee). When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelled in absentia on July 11, 1861. Died in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., November 3, 1897 (age 85 years, 99 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  Clingman's Dome, a mountain on the border between Sevier County, Tennessee, and Swain County, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
De_Witt Clinton De Witt Clinton (1769-1828) — also known as "Father of the Erie Canal" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Napanoch, Ulster County, N.Y., March 2, 1769. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1797-98; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1798-1802, 1805-11; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; member of New York council of appointment, 1801; U.S. Senator from New York, 1802-03; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1803-07, 1808-10, 1811-15; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1811-13; candidate for President of the United States, 1812; Governor of New York, 1817-23, 1825-28; died in office 1828. Member, Freemasons. Chief advocate for the Erie Canal, completed 1825. Slaveowner. Died, from heart failure, in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 11, 1828 (age 58 years, 346 days). Original interment at Clinton Cemetery, Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Clinton and Mary (De Witt) Clinton; half-brother of James Graham Clinton; brother of Charles Clinton, George Clinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)) and Katherine Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)); married, February 13, 1796, to Maria Franklin; married, May 8, 1819, to Catherine Livingston Jones; father of George William Clinton; nephew of George Clinton; first cousin of Jacob Hasbrouck DeWitt; first cousin once removed of Charles De Witt; first cousin five times removed of Abraham Owen Smoot III and Isaac Albert Smoot; second cousin once removed of Charles D. Bruyn and Charles Gerrit De Witt; second cousin twice removed of David Miller De Witt.
  Political families: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Peter Gansevoort
  Clinton counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Mo. and Pa., and DeWitt County, Ill., are named for him.
  The township and city of DeWitt, Michigan, are named for him.  — The city of De Witt, Iowa, is named for him.  — The village of DeWitt, Illinois, is named for him.  — The city of De Witt, Missouri, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: De Witt C. Stevens — DeWitt C. Walker — De Witt C. Stanford — De Witt C. Littlejohn — De Witt C. Gage — DeWitt C. Clark — De Witt C. Leach — Dewitt C. West — John DeWitt Clinton Atkins — DeWitt C. Wilson — De Witt C. Morris — D. C. Giddings — DeWitt C. Hough — DeWitt C. Jones — De Witt C. Tower — D. C. Coolman — DeWitt Clinton Cregier — DeWitt C. Hoyt — DeWitt Clinton Senter — De Witt C. Rugg — DeWitt C. Allen — DeWitt C. Peck — DeWitt C. Richman — Dewitt C. Alden — DeWitt C. Cram — De Witt C. Bolton — DeWitt C. Huntington — DeWitt C. Jones — DeWitt C. Pond — De Witt C. Carr — DeWitt C. Pierce — DeWitt C. Middleton — De Witt C. Badger — DeWitt C. Dominick — DeWitt C. Becker — De Witt C. Titus — De Witt C. Winchell — Dewitt C. Turner — Dewitt C. Ruscoe — DeWitt C. Brown — DeWitt C. French — De Witt C. Flanagan — DeWitt C. Cole — DeWitt C. Talmage — Dewitt Clinton Chase — De Witt C. Poole, Jr. — DeWitt C. Cunningham — Dewitt C. Chastain
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $1,000 note in 1898-1905.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about De Witt Clinton: Evan Cornog, The Birth of Empire : DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828
  Image source: New York Public Library
George Clinton George Clinton (1739-1812) — of Ulster County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Little Britain, Orange County, N.Y., July 26, 1739. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-76; Governor of New York, 1777-95, 1801-04; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Ulster County, 1788; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1800-01; Vice President of the United States, 1805-12; died in office 1812. Christian Reformed. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., April 20, 1812 (age 72 years, 269 days). Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1908 at Old Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Clinton (1690-1773) and Elizabeth (Denniston) Clinton; brother of James Clinton; married, February 7, 1770, to Cornelia Tappen; father of Catherine Clinton (who married Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr.) and Elizabeth Denniston Clinton (who married Matthias Burnett Tallmadge); uncle of Charles Clinton (1767-1829), De Witt Clinton, George Clinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)), Katherine Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)) and James Graham Clinton; granduncle of George William Clinton.
  Political families: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clinton counties in N.Y. and Ohio are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about George Clinton: John P. Kaminski, George Clinton : Yeoman Politician of the New Republic
  Image source: New York Public Library
  William Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946) — also known as Bill Clinton; William Jefferson Blythe IV; "Slick Willie"; "Bubba"; "Elvis"; "Eagle"; "The Big Dog" — of Arkansas; Chappaqua, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Hope, Hempstead County, Ark., August 19, 1946. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1974; Arkansas state attorney general, 1977-79; Governor of Arkansas, 1979-81, 1983-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1996, 2000; speaker, 1984, 1988; President of the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004, 2008. Baptist. Member, Trilateral Commission; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association. On October 29, 1994, Francisco Duran fired 27 shots from the sidewalk at the White House in an apparent assassination attempt against President Clinton. Impeached by the House of Representatives in December 1998 over allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with his sexual contact with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but acquitted by the Senate. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Step-son of Roger Clinton; son of William Jefferson Blythe II and Virginia (Cassidy) Clinton; married, October 11, 1975, to Hillary Diane Rodham (sister of Hugh Edwin Rodham); father of Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law of Edward Maurice Mezvinsky and Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky); third cousin twice removed of James Alexander Lockhart.
  Political families: Clinton family of Wadesboro, North Carolina; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Abraham J. Hirschfeld — Kenneth W. Starr — Rahm Emanuel — Henry G. Cisneros — Maria Echaveste — Thurgood Marshall, Jr. — Walter S. Orlinsky — Charles F. C. Ruff — Sean Patrick Maloney — Lanny J. Davis
  The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building (built 1934; renamed 2012) in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Bill Clinton: Between Hope and History : Meeting America's Challenges for the 21st Century (1996) — My Life (2004)
  Books about Bill Clinton: David Maraniss, First in His Class : The Biography of Bill Clinton — Joe Conason, The Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton — Gene Lyons, Fools for Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater — Sidney Blumenthal, The Clinton Wars — Dewayne Wickham, Bill Clinton and Black America — Joe Klein, The Natural : The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton — Nigel Hamilton, Bill Clinton: An American Journey — Bob Woodward, The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House — George Stephanopolous, All Too Human — John F. Harris, The Survivor : Bill Clinton in the White House — Mark Katz, Clinton & Me: A Real Life Political Comedy — Michael Takiff, A Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who Know Him — Tim O'Shei, Bill Clinton (for young readers)
  Critical books about Bill Clinton: Barbara Olson, The Final Days : The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House — Meredith L. Oakley, On the Make : The Rise of Bill Clinton — Robert Patterson, Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Endangered America's Long-Term National Security — Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Secret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories — Ann Coulter, High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton — Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, Because He Could — Jack Cashill, Ron Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and Hillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens, No One Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family — Rich Lowry, Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years — Richard Miniter, Losing Bin Laden : How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror
  George Clymer (1739-1813) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 16, 1739. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1785; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91. Episcopalian. Died in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., January 23, 1813 (age 73 years, 313 days). Interment at Friends Graveyard, Trenton, N.J.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Clymer and Deborah (Fitzwater) Clymer; married, March 18, 1765, to Elizabeth Meredith (sister of Samuel Meredith); great-grandfather of Edward Overton Jr.; second great-grandfather of James Rieman Macfarlane.
  Political families: Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Clymer (built 1941-42 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and wrecked in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1942) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howell Cobb (1815-1868) — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Jefferson County, Ga., September 7, 1815. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1843-51, 1855-57 (at-large 1843-45, 6th District 1845-51, 1855-57); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1849-51; Governor of Georgia, 1851-53; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1857-60; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 9, 1868 (age 53 years, 32 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of John Addison Cobb and Sarah Robinson (Rootes) Cobb; brother of Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb; married 1835 to Mary Ann Lamar; nephew of Howell Cobb (1772-1818); grandfather of Andrew Cobb Erwin; great-grandson of Howell Lewis; great-grandnephew of John Smith; first cousin of Henry Rootes Jackson; second cousin twice removed of Meriwether Lewis; second cousin thrice removed of George Washington; third cousin of Thomas Leonidas Crittenden; third cousin once removed of Thomas Chilton, William Parish Chilton, David Shelby Walker and Joshua Chilton; third cousin twice removed of Bushrod Washington; third cousin thrice removed of Dracos Alexander Dimitry Jr.; fourth cousin of James David Walker, Commodore Perry Chilton, David Shelby Walker Jr. and Shadrach Chilton; fourth cousin once removed of John Thornton Augustine Washington, Horace George Chilton and Arthur Bounds Chilton.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Howell Cobb (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scuttled as a breakwater in Cook Inlet, 1966) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Howell Cobb: A Scriptural Examination of the Institution of Slavery in the United States, With its Objects and Purposes (1856)
  Thomas Willis Cobb (1784-1830) — also known as Thomas W. Cobb — of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga.; Greensboro, Greene County, Ga. Born in Columbia County, Ga., 1784. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1817-21, 1823-24; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1824-28; superior court judge in Georgia, 1828-30. Slaveowner. Died in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., February 1, 1830 (age about 45 years). Interment at Greensboro Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga.
  Cobb County, Ga. is named for him.
  Epitaph: In his domestic circle he was fond and affectionate. "As a friend he was ardent and devoted. As a man, honorable, generous, and sincere. As a statesman, independent, and inflexible. As a judge, pure, and incorruptible. Amiable in private and useful in public life, his death was a deep affliction to his children, his friends, and his country"; "An honest man's the noblest work of God."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Thad Cochran (1937-2019) — also known as Thad Cochran — of Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss. Born in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss., December 7, 1937. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1973-79; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1979-2018; resigned 2018; delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004, 2008, 2012. Baptist. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha. Died, from renal failure, in Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss., May 30, 2019 (age 81 years, 174 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Holmes Cochran and Emma Grace (Berry) Cochran; married 1964 to Rose Clayton; married, May 23, 2015, to Kay Webber.
  The Thad Cochran U.S. Courthouse, in Jackson, Mississippi, is named for him.  — The Thad Cochran Center building, at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  William Cocke (1747-1828) — Born in Amelia County, Va., September 6, 1747. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1774; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97, 1797, 1799-1805; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1809-12; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1822. Died in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., August 22, 1828 (age 80 years, 351 days). Interment at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Cocke and Mary Polly Anne (Batte) Cocke; father of John Alexander Cocke; grandfather of Frederick Bird Smith Cocke and William Michael Cocke; second great-grandfather of William Alexander Cocke; third great-grandfather of Luke Lea.
  Political family: Lea-Cocke family of Tennessee.
  Cocke County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lila Cockrell (1922-2019) — also known as Lila May Banks — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., January 19, 1922. Mayor of San Antonio, Tex., 1975-81, 1989-91. Female. Member, Delta Delta Delta; League of Women Voters. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., August 29, 2019 (age 97 years, 222 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Robert Bruce Banks and Velma (Jones) Banks; married to Sidney Earl Cockrell, Jr. (second cousin once removed of Robert Spratt Cockrell).
  Political family: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Lila Cockrell Theatre, a 2,319-seat convention center auditorium, in San Antonio, Texas, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George S. S. Codington — also known as G. S. S. Codington — of Medary, Brookings County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Minister; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1877-78. Congregationalist or Presbyterian. Died of tuberculosis in Wisconsin. Burial location unknown.
  Codington County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  John Coffee (1782-1836) — of Georgia. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., December 3, 1782. Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1820; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1833-36; died in office 1836. Slaveowner. Died near Jacksonville, Telfair County, Ga., September 25, 1836 (age 53 years, 297 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Telfair County, Ga.; reinterment in 1921 at McRae City Cemetery, McRae-Helena, Ga.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Coffee County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  A. M. Coffey (born c.1805) — of Kansas. Born about 1805. Member of Kansas territorial legislature, 1840. Burial location unknown.
  Coffey County, Kan. is named for him.
  Charles Emmett Coffin (1849-1934) — also known as Charles E. Coffin — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Salem, Washington County, Ind., July 14, 1849. Real estate business; banker; Vice-Consul for Paraguay in Indianapolis, Ind., 1900-03. Methodist. Member, Optimist Club; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 15, 1934 (age 85 years, 93 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Zachariah T. Coffin and Caroline (Armfield) Coffin; married 1875 to Elizabeth H. Holloway; married, September 20, 1897, to Mary (Birch) Fletcher.
  The Charles E. Coffin Municipal Golf Course, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Louis Cohen (1860-1930) — also known as Walter L. Cohen — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., January 22, 1860. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920 (member, Credentials Committee), 1924, 1928; life insurance business. Catholic. African and Jewish ancestry. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 29, 1930 (age 70 years, 341 days). Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Cohen and Amelia (Bingaman) Cohen; married, February 28, 1882, to Williamina Seldon.
  Cohen College Prep High School, in New Orleans, Louisiana, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Richard Coke Richard Coke (1829-1897) — of Waco, McLennan County, Tex. Born in Williamsburg, Va., March 13, 1829. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; state court judge in Texas, 1865; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1866; Governor of Texas, 1874-76; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1877-95. Slaveowner. Died in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., May 14, 1897 (age 68 years, 62 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Tex.
  Relatives: Nephew of Richard Coke Jr..
  Coke County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Robert M. Coleman (1799-1837) — also known as R. M. Coleman — of Texas. Born in Kentucky, 1799. Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Mina, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. Drowned in the Brazos River at Velasco, Brazoria County, Tex., July 1, 1837 (age about 38 years). Burial location unknown.
  Coleman County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Coles (1786-1868) — of Madison County, Ill. Born in Albemarle County, Va., December 15, 1786. Governor of Illinois, 1822-26. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 7, 1868 (age 81 years, 205 days). Cenotaph at Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of John Rutherford.
  Coles County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Books about Edward Coles: David Ress, Governor Edward Coles and the Vote to Forbid Slavery in Illinois, 1823-1824 — Suzanne Cooper Guasco, Confronting Slavery: Edward Coles and the Rise of Antislavery Politics in Nineteenth-Century America
  Isaac Coles (1747-1813) — of Halifax County, Va.; Pittsylvania County, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., March 2, 1747. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; planter; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Halifax County, 1780-81, 1783-88; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Halifax County, 1788; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-91, 1793-97 (at-large 1789-91, 6th District 1793-97). Slaveowner. Died near Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va., June 3, 1813 (age 66 years, 93 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Pittsylvania County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Coles and Mary Ann (Winston) Coles; married 1771 to Elizabeth Lightfoot; father of Walter Coles; cousin *** of Patrick Henry.
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Isaac Coles (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823-1885) — also known as "The Christian Statesman"; "Smiler" — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 23, 1823. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1852; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1855-69; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1863-69; Vice President of the United States, 1869-73; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1872. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn., January 13, 1885 (age 61 years, 296 days). Interment at South Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Schuyler Washington Colfax and Hannah (Stryker) Colfax; married 1844 to Evelyn Clark; married, November 18, 1868, to Ellen Maria Wade (niece of Benjamin Franklin Wade and Edward Wade; first cousin of Decius Spear Wade); father of Schuyler Colfax III.
  Political family: Wade-Colfax family of Andover and Jefferson, Ohio.
  Colfax counties in Neb. and N.M. are named for him.
  The city of Schuyler, Nebraska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Schuyler Colfax: Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax : The changing fortunes of a political idol — James S. Brisbin, The campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax and the political upheaval of 1854-1855 — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax: a reappraisal
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Francis X. Collins — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Democrat. Mayor of Salem, Mass., 1950-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956, 1960, 1964 (alternate). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Francis Xavier
  Collins Middle School, in Salem, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  Martha Layne Collins (b. 1936) — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born in Bagdad, Shelby County, Ky., December 7, 1936. Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1972, 1980; Permanent Chair, 1984; clerk of the Kentucky court of appeals; elected 1975; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1979-83; Governor of Kentucky, 1983-87. Female. Baptist. Still living as of 2014.
  Martha Layne Collins High School, in Shelbyville, Kentucky, is named for her.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Books about Martha Layne Collins: Frances Smith, The Little Girl Who Grew Up to Be Governor : Stories from the Life of Martha Layne Collins
  Thomas LeRoy Collins (1909-1991) — also known as LeRoy Collins — of Florida. Born in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., March 10, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1934-40; member of Florida state senate 8th District, 1940-54; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of Florida, 1955-61; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956; candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida, 1968. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died of cancer, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., March 12, 1991 (age 82 years, 2 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin H. Collins and Mattie (Brandon) Collins; married, June 29, 1932, to Mary Call Darby (great-granddaughter of Richard Keith Call).
  Political family: Call family of Tallahassee, Florida (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The LeRoy Collins state office building (built 1962), in Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Books about Leroy Collins: Tom Wagy, Governor Leroy Collins of Florida : Spokesman of the New South — Martin A. Dyckman, Floridian of His Century: The Courage of Governor LeRoy Collins
  James Collinsworth (1806-1838) — Born in Tennessee, 1806. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1829-35; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Brazoria, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1836; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1836; justice of Texas Republic supreme court, 1837. Member, Freemasons. While a candidate for the presidency of the Texas Republic, jumped off a boat and drowned in Galveston Bay, 1838 (age about 32 years). Interment at Founders Memorial Park, Houston, Tex.
  Collingsworth County, Tex. is named for him.
  William Meyers Colmer (1890-1980) — also known as William M. Colmer — of Pascagoula, Jackson County, Miss. Born in Moss Point, Jackson County, Miss., February 11, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Jackson County Attorney, 1921-27; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1933-73 (6th District 1933-63, 5th District 1963-73); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1947. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Woodmen; Rotary; Pi Kappa Alpha; Elks. Died in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Miss., September 9, 1980 (age 90 years, 211 days). Interment at Machpelah Cemetery, Pascagoula, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Colmer and Anna S. (Meyers) Colmer; married, September 17, 1917, to Ruth Miner.
  Cross-reference: Trent Lott
  The William M. Colmer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Walter Terry Colquitt (1799-1855) — also known as Walter T. Colquitt — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Born in Halifax County, Va., December 27, 1799. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-40, 1842-43; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1843-48. Slaveowner. Died in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., May 7, 1855 (age 55 years, 131 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
  Relatives: Father of Alfred Holt Colquitt; first cousin by marriage of Joseph Lane.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  Colquitt County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Bertram Thomas Combs (1911-1991) — also known as Bert T. Combs — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Born in Manchester, Clay County, Ky., August 13, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-55; state court judge in Kentucky, 1957-59; Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1966; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1967-70. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Drowned when his automobile was washed from the roadway into the Red River, during a flood, near Rosslyn, Powell County, Ky., December 4, 1991 (age 80 years, 113 days). Interment at Beech Creek Cemetery, Manchester, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs; married, June 15, 1937, to Mabel Hall.
  The Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway, which runs through Clark, Powell, Wolfe, Morgan, and Magoffin counties in Kentucky, is named for him.  — Bert T. Combs Lake, in Clay County, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Abraham Bogart Conger (1814-1887) — also known as Abraham B. Conger — of Waldberg (now Congers), Rockland County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 5, 1814. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1852-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 24, 1887 (age 72 years, 323 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Smith Conger and Sarah (Bogart) Conger; married, November 12, 1836, to Mary Rutgers McCrea Hedges; third cousin twice removed of Hugh Conger; fourth cousin once removed of James Lockwood Conger, Anson Griffith Conger, Harmon Sweatland Conger, Omar Dwight Conger, Moore Conger, Frederick Ward Conger, Chauncey Stewart Conger and Charles Franklin Conger.
  Political families: Conger family of New York; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Congers, New York, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888) — also known as "The Oneida Chieftan"; "My Lord Roscoe" — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., October 30, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1858-59; U.S. Representative from New York, 1859-63, 1865-67 (20th District 1859-63, 21st District 1865-67); U.S. Senator from New York, 1867, 1869-81; resigned 1881; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880. Died, from mastoiditis, in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 18, 1888 (age 58 years, 171 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.; statue at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Conkling and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Cockburn) Conkling; brother of Frederick Augustus Conkling; married, June 25, 1855, to Julia Catherine Seymour (daughter of Henry Seymour; sister of Horatio Seymour; granddaughter of Moses Seymour; first cousin once removed of Morris Woodruff Seymour); uncle of Alfred Conkling Coxe, Alfred Ronalds Conkling and Howard Conkling; granduncle of Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Abel Huntington.
  Political family: Conkling-Seymour family of Utica, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Roscoe, New York, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Roscoe C. Chandley — Roscoe C. Patterson — Roscoe C. Waterbury — Roscoe C. McCulloch — Roscoe C. Marcum — Roscoe C. Emery — Roscoe Conkling Simmons — Roscoe Conkling Fitch — Roscoe C. Van Marter — Roscoe C. Summers — Roscoe C. Rowe — Roscoe C. Lennon — Roscoe C. Austin — Roscoe C. Hobbs — Roscoe C. Stacey — Roscoe C. Brown, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Roscoe Conkling: Donald Barr Chidsey, The gentleman from New York: A life of Roscoe Conkling
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Douglas Conner — of Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Miss. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1996. African ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Dr. Douglas Conner Drive, in Starkville, Mississippi, is named for him.
  Henry Wharton Conway (1793-1827) — also known as Henry W. Conway — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., March 18, 1793. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmaster at Little Rock, Ark., 1821-23; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arkansas Territory, 1823-27; died in office 1827. Mortally wounded in a duel with Robert Crittenden on October 29, 1827, and died at Arkansas Post, Arkansas County, Ark., November 9, 1827 (age 34 years, 236 days). Interment at Scull Cemetery, Arkansas Post, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Conway and Nancy Ann Elizabeth (Rector) Conway; brother of James Sevier Conway, William Conway and Elias Nelson Conway; first cousin of Ambrose Hundley Sevier and Henry Massey Rector; second cousin twice removed of George Taylor Conway and Walter B. Conway; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Mitchell Conway; third cousin of James Lawson Kemper.
  Political family: Conway-Norvell-Johnson-Carroll family.
  Conway County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Pope Cook (1794-1827) — of Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill. Born in Scott County, Ky., October 16, 1794. Lawyer; Illinois state attorney general, 1819; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1819-27; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Havana, 1827. Died in Scott County, Ky., October 16, 1827 (age 33 years, 0 days). Original interment at Hutchinson Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; reinterment in 1866 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Jane (Mothershead) Cook and John Dillard Cook (1753-1828); brother of Nathaniel Cook and John Dillard Cook (1789-1852); married, May 6, 1821, to Julia Catherine Edwards (daughter of Ninian Edwards; niece of Cyrus Edwards); father of John Pope Cook.
  Political family: Edwards-Cook family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cook County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Philip Cook (1817-1894) — of Americus, Sumter County, Ga. Born in Twiggs County, Ga., July 31, 1817. Democrat. Member of Georgia state senate, 1850; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1873-83; secretary of state of Georgia, 1890-94; died in office 1894. Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 21, 1894 (age 76 years, 294 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
  Cook County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Gordon Cooke (1808-1847) — of Texas. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., March 26, 1808. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1844-45; Texas Republic Secretary of War and Marine, 1845-46; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1846; Adjutant General of Texas, 1846-47; died in office 1847. Member, Freemasons. Died of tuberculosis, at Seguin, Guadalupe County, Tex., December 24, 1847 (age 39 years, 273 days). Original interment somewhere in Geronimo, Tex.; reinterment in 1937 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Nephew by marriage of José Antonio Navarro.
  Political family: Navarro family of San Antonio, Texas.
  Cooke County, Tex. is named for him.
  Cooke Avenue, in San Antonio, Texas, is named for him.
  Belle Cooledge (1884-1955) — also known as "Auntie Belle" — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Sutter Creek, Amador County, Calif., July 29, 1884. School teacher; instructor, dean of women, and vice president of Sacramento Junior College; mayor of Sacramento, Calif., 1948-49. Female. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., November 9, 1955 (age 71 years, 103 days). Burial location unknown.
  The Belle Cooledge Branch Library, in Sacramento, California, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article
Thomas M. Cooley Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) — also known as Thomas M. Cooley — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., January 6, 1824. Lawyer; newspaper editor; law partner of Charles M. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64; law professor; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1865-85; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77, 1884-85; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1887-92. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., September 12, 1898 (age 74 years, 249 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Cooley and Rachel (Hubbard) Cooley; married, December 30, 1846, to Elizabeth Horton; father of Fanny Cooley (who married Alexis Caswell Angell).
  Political family: Angell-Cooley family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Samuel W. Beakes — Consider A. Stacy
  Thomas M. Cooley Law School, in Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
James Fenimore Cooper James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) — also known as Jane Morgan — of Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in Burlington, Burlington County, N.J., September 15, 1789. Novelist; U.S. Consul in Lyon, 1826-28. Died September 14, 1851 (age 61 years, 364 days). Interment at Christ Churchyard, Cooperstown, N.Y.; statue at Cooper Garden, Cooperstown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Cooper; married to Susan Augusta De Lancey.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Fenimore Cooper (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; wrecked and scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fiction by James Fenimore Cooper: Last of the Mohicans — The Pioneers — The Prairie — The Deerslayer — The Pathfinder
  Books about James Fenimore Cooper: Donald A. Ringe, James Fenimore Cooper — Warren Motley, The American Abraham : James Fenimore Cooper and the Frontier Patriarch — Donald G. Darnell, James Fenimore Cooper: Novelist of Manners
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1940)
  Jesse Sherwood Cooper Jr. (1899-1971) — also known as Jesse S. Cooper, Jr. — of Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y.; Dover, Kent County, Del. Born in Dover, Kent County, Del., March 13, 1899. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1928; Delaware state treasurer, 1945-46; defeated, 1946. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Sons of the American Revolution. In 1950, he quietly helped Sen. John J. Williams to expose corruption in the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, but his role was not disclosed until after his death. Died in Dover, Kent County, Del., 1971 (age about 72 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Sherwood Cooper and Juliette Gardner (Minard) Cooper; married, April 19, 1937, to Elizabeth Roberts.
  The Jesse S. Cooper Building (Delaware Health and Social Services division), in Dover, Delaware, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Sherman Cooper (1901-1991) — of Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky. Born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., August 23, 1901. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1928-30; county judge in Kentucky, 1930-38; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1946-49, 1952-55, 1956-73; defeated, 1948, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948, 1956 (speaker), 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1972 (delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to India, 1955-56; Nepal, 1955-56; East Germany, 1974-76; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64. Baptist or Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. Died of heart failure, in Washington, D.C., February 21, 1991 (age 89 years, 182 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Fountain Square, Somerset, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Sherman Cooper, Sr.; married to Lorraine Rowan.
  Cross-reference: William Butts Macomber, Jr.
  The John Sherman Cooper Power Station, near Burnside, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Cooper (1754-1809) — of New York. Born in a log house, in Smithfield (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., December 2, 1754. Merchant; common pleas court judge in New York, 1791; U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1795-97, 1799-1801. English ancestry. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., December 22, 1809 (age 55 years, 20 days). Interment at Christ Churchyard, Cooperstown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Cooper and Hannah (Hibbs) Cooper; married to Elizabeth Fenimore; father of James Fenimore Cooper.
  The village of Cooperstown, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Winslow Corbett (1827-1903) — also known as Henry W. Corbett — of Oregon. Born in Westborough, Worcester County, Mass., February 18, 1827. Republican. U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1867-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1868; member of Republican National Committee from Oregon, 1868-72. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., May 31, 1903 (age 76 years, 102 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Brother of Emily Phelps Corbett (who married Henry Failing).
  Political family: Failing-Corbett family of Portland, Oregon.
  The community of Corbett, Oregon, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry W. Corbett (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1978) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Henry Corliss (1817-1888) — also known as George H. Corliss — of North Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Easton, Washington County, N.Y., June 2, 1817. Republican. Mechanical engineer; inventor; developed the Corliss steam engine; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1868-70; candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island. Congregationalist. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., February 21, 1888 (age 70 years, 264 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Hiram Corliss and Susan (Sheldon) Corliss; married 1839 to Phebe F. Frost; married 1866 to Emily Shaw.
  Corliss Street, in Providence, Rhode Island, is named for him.  — Corliss High School (opened 1974), in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS G. H. Corliss (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "Serving God in his life and with his wealth. Serving men with a kindness that was both careful and generous. By the gift of God, he increased magnificently as an inventor the world's resources in the use of steam machinery."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Charles Corman (1920-2000) — also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman — of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Reseda, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., October 20, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75, 21st District 1975-81). Methodist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association. Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders. Died, following a cerebral hemorrhage, in a hospital at Arlington, Arlington County, Va., December 30, 2000 (age 80 years, 71 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  The James C. Corman Federal Building, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Erastus Corning (1794-1872) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., December 14, 1794. Democrat. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1834-37; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1842-45; founder (1853) and first president of the New York Central Railroad; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1857-59, 1861-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., April 9, 1872 (age 77 years, 117 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Bliss Corning and Lucinda (Smith) Corning; married 1819 to Harriet Weld; father of Erastus Corning (1827-1897); grandfather of Parker Corning and Edwin Corning; great-grandfather of Erastus Corning II and Edwin Corning Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Amos Elwood Corning; third cousin once removed of Archibald Meserole Bliss; fourth cousin of Elijah Abel; fourth cousin once removed of Bela Edgerton, John Hall Brockway and Abial Lathrop.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Corning, New York, is named for him.  — The city of Corning, Iowa, is named for him.  — The city of Corning, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Dighton Corson Dighton Corson (1827-1915) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev.; Deadwood, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak. Born in Canaan, Somerset County, Maine, October 21, 1827. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1858; Milwaukee County District Attorney, 1859; District Attorney, 1st Judicial District of Nevada; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885, 1889; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1889-1913. Died in Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak., May 7, 1915 (age 87 years, 198 days). Interment at Mt. Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Nancy (Tuttle) Corson and Isaac Corson; married, May 22, 1882, to Elizabeth Hoffman.
  Corson County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
George B. Cortelyou George Bruce Cortelyou (1862-1940) — also known as George B. Cortelyou — of Huntington Bay, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 26, 1862. Republican. School principal; confidential stenographer to President Grover Cleveland, 1895-96; Executive Clerk of the White House, 1896-98; secretary to President William McKinley, 1900-01; secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-03; financier; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1903-04; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1904-07; U.S. Postmaster General, 1905-07; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1907-09; president, Consolidated Gas Company, New York, 1909-35; director, New York Life Insurance Company; first president, Edison Electric Institute, 1933. Member, Union League. Died, following two heart attacks, in Huntington Bay, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., October 23, 1940 (age 78 years, 89 days). Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Crolius Cortelyou, Jr. and Rose (Seary) Cortelyou; married, September 15, 1888, to Lily Morris Hinds; second cousin thrice removed of Lawrence Hillier Cortelyou; second cousin four times removed of Aaron Cortelyou.
  Political family: Cortelyou family of Staten Island, New York.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George B. Cortelyou (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1901
  Jesse Samuel Cottrell (1878-1944) — also known as Jesse S. Cottrell — of Tennessee; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., October 23, 1878. Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1907-09; secretary to U.S. Sen. Newell Sanders, 1910-11; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1921-28. Baptist. Member, Elks. Died March 24, 1944 (age 65 years, 153 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Houston Cottrell and Telitha Anne (Simpson) Cottrell; married, January 14, 1918, to Lucile A. Wilcox; married, October 15, 1938, to Mary Elizabeth James.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jesse Cottrell (built 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Ashmead Courtenay (1831-1908) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 4, 1831. Book publisher; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1879-87. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., March 17, 1908 (age 77 years, 42 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Smith Courtenay and Elizabeth Storer (Wade) Courtenay; married 1854 to Julia Anna Francis.
  Courtenay School (built 1888, rebuilt 1955, now the Charleston Progressive School), and Courtenay Drive, in Charleston, South Carolina, are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leonard Covington (1768-1813) — of Maryland. Born in Aquasco, Prince George's County, Md., October 30, 1768. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1805-07; member of Maryland state senate, 1807-09; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in the Battle of Chrysler's Field, and died in Frenchs Mills (now Fort Covington), Franklin County, N.Y., November 14, 1813 (age 45 years, 15 days). Original interment somewhere in Fort Covington, N.Y.; reinterment in 1820 at Mt. Covington, Sackets Harbor, N.Y.; cenotaph at Military Post Cemetery, Sackets Harbor, N.Y.
  Covington counties in Ala. and Miss. are named for him.
  The city of Covington, Kentucky, is named for him.  — The city of Covington, Georgia, is named for him.  — The town of Covington, New York, is named for him.  — Fort Covington (early 19th century blockhouse) and the town of Fort Covington, New York, were named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John H. Coyne — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1906-07; defeated, 1907 (Democratic), 1913 (Progressive). Burial location unknown.
  Coyne Park and Playground, in Yonkers, New York, is named for him.
  James Craig (1818-1888) — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Washington County, Pa., February 28, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1856-57; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1857-61; defeated, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860, 1880; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad. Slaveowner. Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., October 22, 1888 (age 70 years, 237 days). Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
  The city of Craig, Missouri, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Robert Craig (1792-1852) — of Virginia. Born near Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Va., 1792. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1820; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1829-33, 1835-41 (20th District 1829-33, 5th District 1835-37, 4th District 1837-39, 5th District 1839-41). Slaveowner. Died in Roanoke County, Va., November 25, 1852 (age about 60 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Roanoke County, Va.
  Craig County, Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas B. Craighead (b. 1800) — of Mississippi. Born in 1800. Member of Mississippi state senate, 1840. Burial location unknown.
  Craighead County, Ark. is named for him.
  William A. Craven (1921-1999) — also known as Bill Craven — of Oceanside, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 30, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of California state assembly, 1973-79; member of California state senate, 1979-99. Advocated and won the creation of a California State University campus at San Marcos. Died, of congestive heart failure and complications of diabetes, at the Villas de Carlsbad Health Center, Carlsbad, San Diego County, Calif., July 11, 1999 (age 78 years, 11 days). Interment at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
  Craven Hall, at California State University San Marcos, is named for him.
  George Walker Crawford (1798-1872) — of Georgia. Born in Columbia County, Ga., December 22, 1798. Georgia state attorney general, 1827; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1837; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1843; Governor of Georgia, 1843-47; U.S. Secretary of War, 1849-50; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861. Slaveowner. Died near Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., July 27, 1872 (age 73 years, 218 days). Interment at Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Crawford and Mary Ann Crawford; married to Mary Ann Mackintosh.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George W. Crawford (built 1943-44 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Lovick Crawford (1816-1902) — also known as John L. Crawford — of Florida. Born in Covington, Newton County, Ga., April 17, 1816. Physician; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1847; member of Florida state senate, 1860; secretary of state of Florida, 1881-1902; died in office 1902. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., January 24, 1902 (age 85 years, 282 days). Interment at Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of David Crawford and Frances (Harris) Crawford; married to Elizabeth Walker; father of Henry Clay Crawford.
  The community of Crawfordville, Florida, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Johnson Crawford (1835-1913) — of Garnett, Anderson County, Kan. Born near Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind., April 10, 1835. Republican. Member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Kansas, 1865-68; resigned 1868; member of Republican National Committee from Kansas, 1866-68. Died in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., October 21, 1913 (age 78 years, 194 days). Interment at Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
  Relatives: Father of Florence Crawford (who married Arthur Capper).
  Crawford County, Kan. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  William Harris Crawford (1772-1834) — also known as William H. Crawford — of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga. Born in Nelson County, Va., February 24, 1772. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1803; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1807-13; U.S. Minister to France, 1813-15; U.S. Secretary of War, 1815-16; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1816-25; candidate for President of the United States, 1824; state court judge in Georgia, 1827. Slaveowner. Died in Oglethorpe County, Ga., September 15, 1834 (age 62 years, 203 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Oglethorpe County, Ga.
  Relatives: Uncle of Nathan Crawford Barnett.
  Crawford counties in Ark., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Mo. and Wis. are named for him.
  Politician named for him: Crawford Wheatley
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about William Harris Crawford: Philip Jackson Green, The life of William Harris Crawford — Philip Jackson Green, The public life of William Harris Crawford, 1807-1825 — Everette Wayne Cutler, William H. Crawford: A contextual biography — Robert Coleman Lorish, William H. Crawford and the presidential election of 1824
Charles F. Crisp Charles Frederick Crisp (1845-1896) — also known as Charles F. Crisp — of Ellaville, Schley County, Ga.; Americus, Sumter County, Ga. Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, of American parents, January 29, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1876-82; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1883-96; died in office 1896; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1891-95. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., October 23, 1896 (age 51 years, 268 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Ga.
  Relatives: Father of Charles Robert Crisp.
  Crisp County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863) — also known as John J. Crittenden — of Illinois; Russellville, Logan County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Born near Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., September 10, 1787. Lawyer; Illinois territory attorney general, 1809-10; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1811-17, 1825-29; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1817-19, 1835-41, 1842-48, 1855-61; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1827-29; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1834-35; U.S. Attorney General, 1841, 1850-53; Governor of Kentucky, 1848-50; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1861-63. Two of his sons were generals on opposite sides in the Civil War; a grandson of his was killed in Gen. Custer's expedition against the Sioux in 1876. Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., July 26, 1863 (age 75 years, 319 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Crittenden and Judith Turpin (Harris) Crittenden; brother of Thomas Turpin Crittenden and Robert Crittenden; married 1811 to Sarah O. Lee; married 1826 to Maria Knox Innes; married 1853 to Elizabeth Moss; father of Thomas Leonidas Crittenden; uncle of Alexander Parker Crittenden and Thomas Theodore Crittenden; granduncle of Thomas Theodore Crittenden Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Jefferson; second cousin once removed of Martha Jefferson Randolph and Dabney Carr; third cousin of Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph; third cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge and Frederick Madison Roberts; third cousin twice removed of John Gardner Coolidge and Edith Wilson.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Crittenden County, Ky. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John J. Crittenden (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Crittenden (1797-1834) — of Arkansas. Born near Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., January 1, 1797. Secretary of Arkansas Territory, 1819-29. Mortally wounded Henry Wharton Conway in a duel on October 29, 1827. Died in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., December 18, 1834 (age 37 years, 351 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Crittenden and Judith Turpin (Harris) Crittenden; brother of John Jordan Crittenden and Thomas Turpin Crittenden; uncle of Alexander Parker Crittenden, Thomas Leonidas Crittenden and Thomas Theodore Crittenden; granduncle of Thomas Theodore Crittenden Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Jefferson; second cousin once removed of Martha Jefferson Randolph and Dabney Carr; third cousin of Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph; third cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge and Frederick Madison Roberts; third cousin twice removed of John Gardner Coolidge and Edith Wilson.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Crittenden County, Ark. is named for him.
  David Crockett (1786-1836) — also known as Davy Crockett; "King of the Wild Frontier" — of Tennessee. Born in Greene County, Tenn., August 17, 1786. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1821; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1827-31, 1833-35 (9th District 1827-31, 12th District 1833-35); served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Killed while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., March 6, 1836 (age 49 years, 202 days). Cremated; ashes interred at San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of John Crockett and Rebecca (Hawkins) Crockett; married, August 16, 1806, to Mary 'Polly' Finley; married 1815 to Elizabeth Patton; father of John Wesley Crockett; first cousin twice removed of Charles Carroll Walcutt.
  Political family: Crockett-Walcutt family of Tennessee.
  Crockett counties in Tenn. and Tex. are named for him.
  The Davy Crockett National Forest (established 1936), in Houston and Trinity counties, Texas, is named for him.
  Personal motto: "Be sure you're right, then go ahead."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by David Crockett: A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee
  Books about David Crockett: William C. Davis, Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis — Constance Rourke, Davy Crockett — Elaine Alphin, Davy Crockett (for young readers)
  Edward Cross (1798-1887) — of Washington, Hempstead County, Ark. Born in Hawkins City (unknown county), Tenn., November 11, 1798. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1839-45. Slaveowner. Died near Washington, Hempstead County, Ark., April 6, 1887 (age 88 years, 146 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Hempstead County, Ark.
  Cross County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862-1948) — also known as Wilbur L. Cross — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Mansfield, Tolland County, Conn., April 10, 1862. Democrat. University professor; Governor of Connecticut, 1931-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1946. Member, American Philosophical Society; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa; Society of Colonial Wars. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., October 5, 1948 (age 86 years, 178 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Cross and Harriet M. (Gurley) Cross; married, July 17, 1889, to Helen B. Avery.
  Wilbur Cross Parkway (built 1939-47), in New Haven County, Connecticut, is named for him.  — Wilbur L. Cross Elementary School, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is named for him.
  Personal motto: "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) — also known as D. L. Crossman — of Dansville, Ingham County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., November 4, 1836. Republican. Postmaster; miller; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Williamston, Ingham County, Mich., March 7, 1901 (age 64 years, 123 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Nancy M. Woodhouse.
  The village of Dansville, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles M. Croswell Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) — also known as Charles M. Croswell — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., October 31, 1825. Republican. Carpenter; contractor; lawyer; Lenawee County Register of Deeds, 1851-54; law partner of Thomas M. Cooley, 1855; mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th District 1867-68); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District, 1873-74; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of Michigan, 1877-80. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish and Dutch ancestry. Died in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., December 13, 1886 (age 61 years, 43 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Croswell and Sally (Hicks) Croswell; married 1852 to Lucy M. Eddy; married to Elizabeth Musgrove.
  The city of Croswell, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  John H. Crowley (born c.1851) — of Colorado. Born about 1851. Member of Colorado state senate, 1890. Burial location unknown.
  Crowley County, Colo. is named for him.
  David Browning Culberson (1830-1900) — also known as David B. Culberson — of Jefferson, Marion County, Tex. Born in Troup County, Ga., September 29, 1830. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1859; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas state senate, 1873; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1875-97 (2nd District 1875-83, 4th District 1883-97). Died in Jefferson, Marion County, Tex., May 7, 1900 (age 69 years, 220 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of Charles Allen Culberson.
  Culberson County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Shelby M. Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (1829-1914) — also known as Shelby M. Cullom — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., November 22, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1856, 1860-61, 1872-74; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1861, 1873; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1865-71; Governor of Illinois, 1877-83; resigned 1883; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1883-1913; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1884, 1892, 1904 (speaker), 1908. Died in Washington, D.C., January 28, 1914 (age 84 years, 67 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Northcraft Cullom and Elizabeth (Coffey) Cullom; married, December 12, 1855, to Hannah M. Fisher; married, May 5, 1863, to Julia Fisher; father of Eleanor M. 'Ella' Cullom (who married William Barret Ridgely); nephew of Alvin Cullom and William Cullom.
  Political family: Cullom family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The village of Cullom, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1901
  George N. Culmback (1888-1960) — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Jedsted, Denmark, December 30, 1888. Republican. Member of Washington state house of representatives 38th District, 1926-32; mayor of Everett, Wash., 1956-60; died in office 1960. Died in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., July 6, 1960 (age 71 years, 189 days). Burial location unknown.
  Culmback Dam, on the Sultan River, in Snohomish County, Washington, is named for him.
  Thomas B. Cuming (d. 1858) — of Nebraska. Secretary of Nebraska Territory, 1854-58; died in office 1858; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1854-55, 1857-58. Died March 23, 1858. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Douglas County, Neb.; subsequent interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.; reinterment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  Cuming County, Neb. is named for him.
Albert B. Cummins Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) — also known as Albert B. Cummins — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born, in a log house, near Carmichaels, Greene County, Pa., February 15, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1888; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1896, 1904, 1924; Governor of Iowa, 1902-08; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1912, 1916. Congregationalist. Died of a heart attack, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, July 30, 1926 (age 76 years, 165 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Layton Cummins and Sarah (Baird) Cummins; married, June 24, 1874, to Ida Lucette Gallery.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Albert B. Cummins (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1901
  Glenn Clarence Cunningham (1912-2003) — also known as Glenn Cunningham — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., September 10, 1912. Republican. Insurance agent; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1948-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1948, 1952; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1957-71. Episcopalian. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., December 18, 2003 (age 91 years, 99 days). Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Emma Wilhelmina (Seefus) Cunningham and George Warner Cunningham; married 1941 to Janis Lucille Thelen.
  Glenn Cunningham Lake, in Omaha, Nebraska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mario Matthew Cuomo (1932-2015) — also known as Mario M. Cuomo — of Holliswood, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., June 15, 1932. Democrat. Played professional baseball in 1952 for the minor-league Brunswick Pirates; lawyer; law professor; secretary of state of New York, 1975-78; Liberal candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1977; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1979-82; defeated, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980, 1984 (speaker), 1988; Governor of New York, 1983-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Delta Theta Phi; American Bar Association. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 2015 (age 82 years, 200 days). Entombed in mausoleum at St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Andrea Cuomo and Immacolata (Giordano) Cuomo; married 1954 to Matilda Raffa; father of Andrew Mark Cuomo.
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (built 2013-17; unofficially, the New Tappan Zee Bridge), on the New York Thruway, crossing the Hudson River between Tarrytown and Grand View-on-Hudson, New York, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Mario Cuomo: Why Lincoln Matters : Today More Than Ever
  Michael Curb (b. 1944) — also known as Mike Curb — of California; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., December 24, 1944. Republican. Musician; record company executive; race car owner; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1977; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1979-83; defeated, 1986; candidate for Governor of California, 1982. In 2003, he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married to Linda Dunphy.
  The Curb Event Center arena, at Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  George Curry (1861-1947) — of Kingston, Sierra County, N.M. Born in Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, La., April 3, 1861. Republican. Lincoln County Clerk, 1888-90; Lincoln County Assessor, 1890-92; Lincoln County Sheriff, 1892-94; member of New Mexico territorial senate, 1894-96; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Otero County Sheriff, 1899; governor, Ambos Camarine, Philippine Islands, 1901; chief of police, Manila, P.I., 1902; governor, Isabella, P.I., 1904-05; governor, Samar, P.I., 1905-07; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1907-10; U.S. Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1911-13. Catholic. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., November 24, 1947 (age 86 years, 235 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  Relatives: Son of George Curry and Clara Curry.
  Curry County, N.M. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Law Curry (1820-1878) — also known as George L. Curry — of Oregon. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 2, 1820. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; jeweler; member of Oregon territorial legislature, 1848-49, 1851-52; secretary of Oregon Territory, 1853-55; Governor of Oregon Territory, 1853, 1854, 1854-59; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1860. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., July 28, 1878 (age 58 years, 26 days). Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Curry County, Ore. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George L. Curry (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Jabez L. M. Curry Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) — also known as Jabez L. M. Curry — of Talladega, Talladega County, Ala.; Washington, D.C. Born near Double Branches, Lincoln County, Ga., June 5, 1825. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61; Delegate from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1862-64; defeated, 1863; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; president, Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; college professor; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1885-88. Baptist. Slaveowner. Died near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., February 12, 1903 (age 77 years, 252 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Curry and Susan (Winn) Curry.
  The Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, was named for him from 1905 to 2020.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS J. L. M. Curry (built 1941-42 at Mobile, Alabama; sank in the North Sea, 1943) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, February 1902
  Thomas Cushing (1725-1788) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 24, 1725. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-76; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1780-88; died in office 1788; Governor of Massachusetts, 1785. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 28, 1788 (age 62 years, 341 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  The town of Cushing, Maine, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Alfred Cuthbert (1788-1881) — also known as John A. Cuthbert — of Eatonton, Putnam County, Ga. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., June 3, 1788. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1811-13, 1817; member of Georgia state senate, 1814-15; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1819-21; newspaper editor and publisher. Slaveowner. Died in Mon Louis Island, Mobile County, Ala., September 22, 1881 (age 93 years, 111 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Mobile County, Ala.
  Relatives: Brother of Alfred Cuthbert.
  The city of Cuthbert, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Manasseh Cutler (1742-1823) — of Massachusetts. Born in Killingly, Windham County, Conn., May 13, 1742. Ordained minister; physician; member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1780; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1801-05. Congregationalist. Died in Hamilton, Essex County, Mass., July 28, 1823 (age 81 years, 76 days). Interment at Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Hezekiah Cutler and Susanna (Clark) Cutler; father of Ephraim Cutler; great-grandfather of Rufus R. Dawes; second great-grandfather of Charles Gates Dawes, Rufus Cutler Dawes, Beman Gates Dawes and Henry May Dawes.
  Political families: Dawes-Upson family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Manasseh Cutler (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and lost 1943 in the Gulf of Aden) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Sam Dale (1772-1841) — also known as Sam Dale — of Alabama; Mississippi. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., 1772. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1819; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1836. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died near Daleville, Lauderdale County, Miss., May 24, 1841 (age about 68 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Lauderdale County, Miss.; reinterment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Dale County, Ala. is named for him.
  The community of Daleville, Mississippi, is named for him.  — Sam Dale State Park, on Highway 39, near Daleville, Mississippi, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Sam Dale (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817) — also known as Alexander J. Dallas — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, June 21, 1759. Lawyer; newspaper editor; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1791-1801; resigned 1801; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1801-14; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1814-16. Scottish ancestry. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., January 16, 1817 (age 57 years, 209 days). Interment at St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Robert Charles Dallas and Sarah Elizabeth (Cormack) Dallas; married to Arabella Maria Smith; father of Sophia Burrell Dallas (who married Richard Bache Jr.) and George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) (who married Sophia Chew Nicklin); grandfather of Mary Blechenden Bache (who married Robert John Walker), Sophia Arabella Bache (who married William Wallace Irwin) and George Mifflin Dallas (1839-1917); great-grandfather of Robert Walker Irwin; third great-grandfather of Claiborne de Borda Pell; fourth great-grandfather of Daniel Baugh Brewster.
  Political families: Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York; Claiborne-Dallas family of Virginia and Louisiana (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: James G. Birney
  Dallas County, Ala. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander J. Dallas (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) — also known as George M. Dallas — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 10, 1792. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1828-29; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1829-31; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1831-33; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1833-35; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1837-39; Great Britain, 1856-61; Vice President of the United States, 1845-49. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 31, 1864 (age 72 years, 174 days). Interment at St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander James Dallas and Arabella Maria (Smith) Dallas; brother of Sophia Burrell Dallas (who married Richard Bache Jr.); married, May 23, 1816, to Sophia Chew Nicklin (granddaughter of Benjamin Chew); uncle of Alexander Dallas Bache, Mary Blechenden Bache (who married Robert John Walker), Sophia Arabella Bache (who married William Wallace Irwin) and George Mifflin Dallas (1839-1917); granduncle of Robert Walker Irwin; second great-granduncle of Claiborne de Borda Pell; third great-granduncle of Daniel Baugh Brewster.
  Political families: Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York; Claiborne-Dallas family of Virginia and Louisiana (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Dallas counties in Ark., Iowa, Mo. and Tex. are named for him.
  The city of Dallas, Texas, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: George M. Condon
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about George Mifflin Dallas: John M. Belohlavek, George Mifflin Dallas : Jacksonian Patrician
  Charles Wylie Dalrymple (1833-1907) — also known as Charles W. Dalrymple — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Wayne County, N.Y., May 13, 1833. Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster at Albion, Mich., 1861-66; mayor of Albion, Mich., 1900-01; defeated, 1901. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., May 20, 1907 (age 74 years, 7 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of David Dalrymple and Hannah (Douglas) Dalrymple; married, November 27, 1866, to Jane Ellen Knickerbocker; married 1896 to Ann (White) Marsters.
  Dalrymple Elementary School (built 1916, closed 1982, demolished 2017), in Albion, Michigan, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Dane (1752-1835) — of Massachusetts. Born in Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., December 29, 1752. School teacher; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1782-85; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1785-88; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1790-91, 1793-97; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Died in Beverly, Essex County, Mass., February 15, 1835 (age 82 years, 48 days). Interment at Beverly Central Cemetery, Beverly, Mass.
  Dane County, Wis. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. (1897-1981) — also known as Colgate W. Darden, Jr. — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Southampton County, Va., February 11, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1930-33; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1933-37, 1939-41 (at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-37, 1939-41); Governor of Virginia, 1942-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker); president, University of Virginia, 1947. Episcopalian. Died in Norfolk, Va., June 9, 1981 (age 84 years, 118 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Southampton County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Colgate Whitehead Darden and Katherine Lawrence (Pretlow) Darden; brother of Joshua Pretlow Darden; married, December 3, 1927, to Constance Simons Du Pont.
  The Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. Bridge (built 1929, named 1982, replaced since 2013) for Meherrin Road (Highways 58 and 35) over the Nottoway River, in Southampton County, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Darke (1736-1801) — of Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Bucks County, Pa., May 6, 1736. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Berkeley County, 1788. Died in Jefferson County, Va (now W.Va.), November 26, 1801 (age 65 years, 204 days). Interment at Darke-Engle-Ronemous Cemetery, Shenandoah Junction, W.Va.
  Darke County, Ohio is named for him.
  The community of Darkesville, West Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jay Norwood Darling (1876-1962) — also known as Jay N. Darling; "Ding" — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Norwood, Charlevoix County, Mich., October 21, 1876. Republican. Cartoonist; received the Pulitzer Prize for his political cartoons in 1924 and 1943; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932; founder and first president, National Wildlife Federation; head of the U.S. Biological Survey (which later became the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), 1934-35; obtained millions of acres for wildlife refuges. Member, Beta Theta Pi. Died January 12, 1962 (age 85 years, 83 days). Interment at Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Marcellus Warner Darling and Clara (Woolson) Darling; married, September 19, 1911, to Genevieve Pendleton.
  The J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Joseph Daronco (1931-1988) — also known as Richard J. Daronco — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 1, 1931. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1979-87; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1987-88; died in office 1988. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Shot and killed, by Charles L. Koster, in Pelham Heights, Pelham, Westchester County, N.Y., May 21, 1988 (age 56 years, 294 days). Koster, a retired police officer, was angry over ruling the judge had issued two days earlier; he killed himself at the scene. Burial location unknown.
  The Richard J. Daronco Westchester County Courthouse, in White Plains, New York, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Andrew Duncan Davidson (1853-1916) — also known as A. D. Davidson — of Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Glencoe, Ontario, May 18, 1853. Republican. President, Canadian Western Lumber Company; vice-president, Columbia River Lumber Company; land commissioner, Canadian Northern Railway; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee). Died, from acute stomach trouble, in the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., April 22, 1916 (age 62 years, 340 days). Entombed at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of William Davidson and Christina Davidson.
  The town of Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Richardson Davie (1756-1820) — also known as "Father of the University of North Carolina" — of Halifax, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Egremont, England, June 22, 1756. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of North Carolina, 1798-99. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Land's Ford, Chester County, S.C., November 5, 1820 (age 64 years, 136 days). Interment at Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, The Waxhaws, S.C.
  Relatives: Ancestor of Preston Davie (who married May Preston Davie).
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Davie family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Davie County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Joseph Hamilton Daviess (1774-1811) — also known as Joe Daviess — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Bedford County, Va., March 4, 1774. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1800-06; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Around 1801, he served as a second to John Rowan in his duel with James Chambers; after Chambers was killed, he fled to avoid prosecution as accomplice to murder, and became a fugitive, but when Rowan was arrested, he returned to act as Rowan's legal counsel. Shot and killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe, in what is now Tippecanoe County, Ind., November 7, 1811 (age 37 years, 248 days). Interment at Tippecanoe Battlefield Park, Battle Ground, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of John Marshall.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Anderson-Marshall family of Ohio and West Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Daviess counties in Ind., Ky. and Mo., and Jo Daviess County, Ill., are named for him.
  Garrett Davis (1801-1872) — of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., September 10, 1801. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1839-47 (12th District 1839-43, 8th District 1843-47); U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1861-72; died in office 1872. Slaveowner. Died in Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., September 22, 1872 (age 71 years, 12 days). Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
  Relatives: Brother of Amos Davis.
  Davis County, Iowa is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Davis (1820-1896) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Porter's Neck, Pender County, N.C., March 1, 1820. Lawyer; Delegate from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; Confederate Attorney General, 1864-65. Episcopalian. At the end of the Civil War, with other Confederate officials, attempted to flee overseas, but turned himself in at Key West, Fla.; spent several months in prison at Fort Hamilton; pardoned in 1866. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., February 23, 1896 (age 75 years, 359 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.; statue erected 1911 at Third and Market Streets, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Frederick Davis and Sarah Isabella (Eagles) Davis; half-brother and fourth cousin of Horatio Davis; married, November 17, 1842, to Mary Adelaide Polk (first cousin once removed of Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin once removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin of Marshall Tate Polk); married, May 9, 1866, to Monimia Fairfax; great-grandnephew of Samuel Ashe; cousin four different ways of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802), John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas Samuel Ashe and William Shepperd Ashe; cousin three different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin twice removed of William Henry Hill.
  Political families: Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina; Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Davis (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) — also known as Henry G. Davis — of Piedmont, Mineral County, W.Va. Born near Woodstock, Howard County, Md., November 16, 1823. Democrat. Railroad promoter; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1866; member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1869-71; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1871-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1872, 1880, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1912; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., March 11, 1916 (age 92 years, 116 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.; statue at Davis Park, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Caleb Davis and Louisa Warfield (Brown) Davis; brother of Thomas Beall Davis; married 1853 to Katherine Ann Salome 'Kate' Bantz; father of Hallie D. Davis (who married Stephen Benton Elkins); grandfather of Davis Elkins.
  Political family: Elkins-Davis family of Elkins, West Virginia.
  The town of Davis, West Virginia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Jefferson Davis Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) — also known as Jefferson Davis — of Warrenton, Warren County, Miss.; Warren County, Miss. Born in a log cabin, Fairview, Christian County (now Todd County), Ky., June 3, 1808. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; candidate for Mississippi state house of representatives, 1843; candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; U.S. Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-46; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1847-51, 1857-61; candidate for Governor of Mississippi, 1851; U.S. Secretary of War, 1853-57; President of the Confederacy, 1861-65. Captured by Union forces in May 1865 and imprisoned without trial for about two years. Slaveowner. Died of bronchitis and malaria in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 6, 1889 (age 81 years, 186 days). Original interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1893 at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument at Memorial Avenue, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Emory Davis and Jane (Cook) Davis; married, June 17, 1835, to Sarah Knox Taylor (daughter of Zachary Taylor and Margaret Taylor); married, February 25, 1845, to Varina Howell (granddaughter of Richard Howell); uncle of Mary Bradford (who married Richard Brodhead); granduncle of Jefferson Davis Brodhead and Frances Eileen Hutt (who married Thomas Edmund Dewey).
  Political families: Taylor-Brodhead family of Easton, Pennsylvania; Davis-Howell-Morgan-Agnew family of New Orleans and Shreveport, Louisiana (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Jesse D. Bright — John H. Reagan — Horace Greeley — Solomon Cohen — George W. Jones — Samuel A. Roberts — William T. Sutherlin — Victor Vifquain — Charles O'Conor
  Jeff Davis County, Ga., Jefferson Davis Parish, La., Jefferson Davis County, Miss. and Jeff Davis County, Tex. are named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jefferson Davis (built 1942 at Mobile, Alabama; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: J. Davis Brodhead — Jefferson D. Hostetter — Jefferson D. Blount — Jefferson Davis Carwile — Jeff Davis — Jefferson D. Helms — Jefferson Davis Wiggins — Jefferson Davis Parris
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States 50 cent notes in 1861-64.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Jefferson Davis: The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881)
  Books about Jefferson Davis: William J. Cooper, Jr., Jefferson Davis, American : A Biography — Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis : Ex-President of the Confederate States of America : A Memoir by His Wife — William C. Davis, An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government — James Ronald Kennedy & Walter Donald Kennedy, Was Jefferson Davis Right? — Robert Penn Warren, Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back — Herman Hattaway & Richard E. Beringer, Jefferson Davis, Confederate President — Felicity Allen, Jefferson Davis: Unconquerable Heart — Clint Johnson, Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release of Confederate President Jefferson Davis
  Image source: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1861
J. Bratton Davis John Bratton Davis (1917-2004) — also known as J. Bratton Davis — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Hartsville, Darlington County, S.C., October 27, 1917. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; campaign manager for Donald S. Russell for Governor, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964; U.S. bankruptcy judge, 1978-2000. Died October 29, 2004 (age 87 years, 2 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Bratton Davis (1885-1925) and Sarah Eleanor (Causey) Davis; married to Margaret Smyth McKissick.
  The J. Bratton Davis U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse (built 1936; given current name about 2005), in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for South Carolina
  John Wesley Davis (1799-1859) — also known as John W. Davis — of Carlisle, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pa., April 16, 1799. Democrat. Candidate for Indiana state senate, 1828; state court judge in Indiana, 1829-31; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1841-43, 1851-52, 1857; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42, 1851-52; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1835-37, 1839-41, 1843-47 (2nd District 1835-37, 1839-41, 6th District 1843-47); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1845-47; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to China, 1848-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1852; Governor of Oregon Territory, 1853-54. Died in Carlisle, Sullivan County, Ind., August 22, 1859 (age 60 years, 128 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Carlisle, Ind.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John W. Davis (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  James William Dawes (1845-1918) — also known as James W. Dawes — of Crete, Saline County, Neb. Born in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, January 8, 1845. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1876-82; member of Nebraska state senate, 1877; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1880; Governor of Nebraska, 1883-87. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 8, 1918 (age 73 years, 273 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Edward M. Dawes and Caroline (Dana) Dawes.
  Dawes County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856) — also known as William C. Dawson — of Greensboro, Greene County, Ga. Born in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., January 4, 1798. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1830; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1836-41; candidate for Governor of Georgia, 1841; circuit judge in Georgia, 1845; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1849-55. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., May 5, 1856 (age 58 years, 122 days). Interment at Greensboro Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga.
  Dawson County, Ga. is named for him.
  The city of Dawson, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Merritt H. Day (1844-1900) — of Scotland, Bon Homme County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in 1844. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member Dakota territorial council, 1879-82. Died in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., 1900 (age about 56 years). Burial location unknown.
  Day County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J., October 16, 1760. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1786-87, 1790, 1814-15; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1787-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1791-99; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1795-99; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1799-1805. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. Arrested in 1807 on charges of conspiring with Aaron Burr in treasonable projects; gave bail and was released, but never brought to trial. Died in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J., October 9, 1824 (age 63 years, 359 days). Entombed at St. John's Churchyard, Elizabeth, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Dayton; distant relative *** of William Lewis Dayton.
  Political family: Dayton family of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
  The city of Dayton, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) — of Massachusetts. Born in North Hampton, Rockingham County, N.H., February 23, 1751. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-97 (4th District 1793-95, 1st District 1795-97); U.S. Secretary of War, 1801-09; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1822-24. Member, Freemasons. Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., June 6, 1829 (age 78 years, 103 days). Original interment in unknown location; subsequent interment in 1834 at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment in 1848 at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Father of Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn.
  Dearborn County, Ind. is named for him.
  The city of Dearborn, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Dearborn River, in Lewis & Clark and Cascade counties, Montana, is named for him.  — Mount Dearborn, a former military arsenal on an island in the Catawba River, Chester County, South Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Dearborn (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1959) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John Deere (1804-1886) — of Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., February 7, 1804. Blacksmith; inventor of the first successful steel plow; founder of John Deere & Company, manufacturers of farm implements; president, National Bank of Moline; mayor of Moline, Ill., 1873-75. Died in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., May 17, 1886 (age 82 years, 99 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Ill.; statue at John Deere Historic Site, Grand Detour, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of William Rinold Deere and Sarah (Yates) Deere; married, January 28, 1827, to Demarias Lamb (aunt of Charles Otis Nason (1828-1903)); married 1867 to Lucenia Lamb (aunt of Charles Otis Nason (1828-1903)).
  Political families: Upham family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Deere (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Columbus Delano (1809-1896) — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., June 4, 1809. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1845-47, 1865-67, 1868-69 (10th District 1845-47, 13th District 1865-67, 1868-69); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1863; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1870-75. Died in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, October 23, 1896 (age 87 years, 141 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
  The city of Delano, California, is named for him.  — Delano Peak, in Beaver and Piute counties, Utah, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Mark L. De_Motte Mark Lindsey De Motte (1832-1908) — also known as Mark L. De Motte — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind.; Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo. Born in Rockville, Parke County, Ind., December 28, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1872, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1876; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1881-83; member of Indiana state senate, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; postmaster at Valparaiso, Ind., 1890-94. Methodist. French and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind., September 23, 1908 (age 75 years, 270 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Daniel De Motte.
  The town of DeMotte, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Edwin Denby (1870-1929) — also known as Ned Denby — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., February 18, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1903-04; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1905-11; defeated, 1910; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1917; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1921-24; persuaded by Secretary of State Albert B. Fall to transfer control of the Navy's oil leases to the Interior Department; Fall then accepted large bribes to sell the leases to his friends, in what became known as the Teapot Dome scandal; in 1924, Denby was forced to resign as Secretary of the Navy. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 8, 1929 (age 58 years, 356 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Harvey Denby and Martha (Fitch) Denby; brother of Charles Harvey Denby Jr.; married, March 18, 1911, to Marion Bartlett Thurber; uncle of James Orr Denby; grandson of Graham Newell Fitch; third cousin thrice removed of Jonas Mapes.
  Political families: Conkling-Seymour family of Utica, New York; Mapes-Jennings-Denby-Harrison family of New York and Arizona; Denby-Fitch family of Evansville, Indiana; Tyler family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: M. Hubert O'Brien
  Edwin Denby High School (opened 1930), in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Dennison Jr. (1815-1882) — of Ohio. Born November 23, 1815. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856; Governor of Ohio, 1860-62; U.S. Postmaster General, 1864-66. Died June 15, 1882 (age 66 years, 204 days). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Edwin Haldeman Dennison.
  The village of Dennison, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Harmar Denny (1794-1852) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 13, 1794. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1820; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1829-37 (16th District 1829-33, 22nd District 1833-37). Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 29, 1852 (age 57 years, 261 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Ebeneezer Denny; great-grandfather of Harmar Denny Denny Jr..
  Political family: Denny family of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  The township of Harmar, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James William Denver (1817-1892) — also known as James W. Denver — Born near Winchester, Frederick County, Va., October 23, 1817. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of California state senate, 1852-53; killed newspaper editor Edward Gilbert in a duel on August 2, 1852; secretary of state of California, 1853-55; U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1855-57; secretary of Kansas Territory, 1857-58; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1857-58, 1858, 1858; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1866. Died in Washington, D.C., August 9, 1892 (age 74 years, 291 days). Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
  Relatives: Father of Matthew Rombach Denver.
  Denver County, Colo. is named for him.
  The city and county of Denver, Colorado, are named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James W. Denver (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; torpedoed and lost 1943 in the Atlantic Ocean) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph A. DePaolo Jr. (1908-1965) — of Plantsville, Southington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Southington, Hartford County, Conn., 1908. Democrat. Insurance and real estate business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Southington, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; first selectman of Southington, Connecticut, 1947-50; postmaster at Plantsville, Conn., 1952; Southington town clerk, 1961-65. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of Italy; American Legion. Died in Southington, Hartford County, Conn., May 21, 1965 (age about 56 years). Interment at St. Thomas Cemetery, Southington, Conn.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Juanine S. DePaolo.
  DePaolo Middle School, in Southington, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Chauncey M. Depew Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) — also known as Chauncey M. Depew — of Peekskill, Westchester County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Peekskill, Westchester County, N.Y., April 23, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1862-63; secretary of state of New York, 1864-65; Westchester County Clerk, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868, 1892, 1896 (speaker), 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920 (speaker), 1924; Liberal Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1872; president, later chairman, New York Central Railroad; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888; U.S. Senator from New York, 1899-1911. French Huguenot, Dutch, and English ancestry. Member, Union League; Society of the Cincinnati; Skull and Bones. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 5, 1928 (age 93 years, 348 days). Entombed at Hillside Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Depew and Martha Minot (Mitchell) Depew; married, November 9, 1871, to Elise Hegeman; married, December 28, 1901, to May Palmer; second great-grandnephew of Roger Sherman; second cousin twice removed of Roger Sherman Baldwin, Sherman Day, Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, William Maxwell Evarts and George Frisbie Hoar; second cousin four times removed of Aaron Burr; third cousin once removed of Simeon Eben Baldwin, Rockwood Hoar, Sherman Hoar, Maxwell Evarts and Arthur Outram Sherman; third cousin twice removed of Charles Robert Sherman and Merton William Fairbank; third cousin thrice removed of Reuben Bostwick Heacock; fourth cousin of John Frederick Addis, Henry de Forest Baldwin and Roger Sherman Hoar; fourth cousin once removed of John Adams Dix, Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, John Sherman, Charles Warren Fairbanks, Newton Hamilton Fairbanks, John Stanley Addis and Archibald Cox.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The village of Depew, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
George H. Dern George Henry Dern (1872-1936) — also known as George H. Dern — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Dodge County, Neb., September 8, 1872. Democrat. General Manager of the Mercur Gold Mining and Milling Company; joint inventor, with Theodore P. Holt, of the Holt-Dern ore roaster; member of Utah state senate, 1915-23; Governor of Utah, 1925-33; U.S. Secretary of War, 1933-36; died in office 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1936. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a hospital, of influenza and kidney failure, August 27, 1936 (age 63 years, 354 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of John Dern and Elizabeth (Dern) Dern; married, June 7, 1899, to Charlotte Brown.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George H. Dern (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Gerald Desmond (1915-1964) — also known as Jerry Desmond — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 12, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960. Died in 1964 (age about 49 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Desmond; married 1937 to Virginia Slater.
  The Gerald Desmond Bridge (built 1965-68; replacement under construction 2019), which takes Ocean Boulevard over the Back Channel, in Long Beach, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Jacob S. Deuel (b. 1830) — of Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Dutchess County, N.Y., 1830. Sawmill owner; member Dakota territorial council, 1862-63. German ancestry. Died in Dutchess County, N.Y. Burial location unknown.
  Deuel County, S.Dak. is named for him.
Thomas E. Dewey Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) — also known as Thomas E. Dewey — of Pawling, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., March 24, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940; Governor of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952 (speaker), 1956. Episcopalian. English and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Farm Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., March 16, 1971 (age 68 years, 357 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George Martin Dewey and Anne Louise 'Annie' (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16, 1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (grandniece of Jefferson Finis Davis); nephew of Edmond Otis Dewey; first cousin four times removed of David Waterman; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas Glasby Waterman; second cousin five times removed of Luther Waterman and Joshua Coit; third cousin thrice removed of John Hall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed of James Gillespie Blaine III.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Upham family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Eastman family; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine; Abbott family of Salinas, California; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Herbert Brownell, Jr. — Charles C. Wing — Martin T. Manton — Herman Methfessel
  The Thomas E. Dewey Thruway, which runs through Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Greene, Albany, Schenectady, Montgomery, Herkimer, Oneida, Madison, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, Monroe, Genesee, Erie, and Chautauqua counties in New York, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M. Stolberg, Fighting Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E. Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas E. Dewey and His Times — Scott Farris, Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation — David Pietrusza, 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America
  Image source: Library of Congress
  William Pitt Dewey (d. 1900) — also known as William P. Dewey — of Wisconsin; Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in New York. U.S. Surveyor-General for Dakota Territory, 1873-77; member Dakota territorial council, 1883-84. Died in 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: William Pitt
  Dewey County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Green DeWitt (1787-1835) — of Ralls County, Mo.; Gonzales, Gonzales County, Tex. Born in Lincoln County, Ky., February 12, 1787. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Ralls County Sheriff; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Gonzales, 1833. Died in Monclova, Coahuila, May 18, 1835 (age 48 years, 95 days). Interment somewhere in Mexico.
  DeWitt County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James De Wolf (1764-1837) — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Born in Bristol, Bristol County, R.I., March 18, 1764. Democrat. Slave trader; built an early cotton mill; manufacturer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1800; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1819-21; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-27. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 21, 1837 (age 73 years, 278 days). Original interment at De Wolf Family Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.; reinterment at Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Mark A. De Wolf and Abigail (Porter) De Wolf; married to Nancy Bradford (daughter of William Bradford); grandfather of James DeWolf Perry; great-granduncle of LeBaron Bradford Colt.
  Political families: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James De Wolf (built 1942-43 at Providence, Rhode Island; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Dexter (1761-1816) — of Lunenburg, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 14, 1761. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1788-90; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1793-95; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1799-1800; U.S. Secretary of War, 1800; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1801; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1814, 1815, 1816. Died in Athens, Greene County, N.Y., May 4, 1816 (age 54 years, 356 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Hannah (Sigourney) Dexter and Samuel Dexter (1725-1810); married to Katharine Gordon; father of Samuel William Dexter.
  The town of Dexter, Maine, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel William Dexter (1792-1863) — also known as Samuel W. Dexter — of Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 18, 1792. Newspaper publisher; Washtenaw County Judge, 1826-27; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1831. Died in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 6, 1863 (age 70 years, 353 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Katharine (Gordon) Dexter and Samuel Dexter; married to Millicent Bond.
  The city of Dexter, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Michael Henry de Young (1849-1925) — also known as M. H. de Young — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 30, 1849. Republican. Newspaper publisher; in 1879, his brother Charles de Young (1846-1880), then editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, shot and wounded San Francisco mayor Isaac S. Kalloch; a few months later, Charles was shot to death in his office by the mayor's son; on November 19, 1884, he was shot and seriously wounded by Adolph B. Spreckels, who had been angered by an article in the Chronicle; Spreckels, who pleaded temporary insanity, was tried and found not guilty; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1888, 1892, 1908, 1920. Catholic. Jewish ancestry. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 15, 1925 (age 75 years, 138 days). Entombed at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS M. H. De Young (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1950) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lorenzo de Zavala (1788-1836) — also known as Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sáenz — of Mérida, Yucatan; La Porte, Harris County, Tex. Born in Tecoh, Yucatan, October 3, 1788. Active in politics in Mexico, 1812-34; imprisoned in 1814-17 by Mexican authorities over his advocacy of democratic reforms; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Harrisburg, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Harrisburg, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1836. Died, of pneumonia, November 15, 1836 (age 48 years, 43 days). Interment at de Zavala Family Cemetery, La Porte, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Anastasio de Zavala=y=Velázquez and Maria Bárbara Sáenz=y=Castro; married 1807 to Teresa Correa=y=Correa; married, November 12, 1831, to Emily West.
  Zavala County, Tex. is named for him.
  William J. Dickenson — Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1859-61, 1865-67, 1877-82. Burial location unknown.
  Dickenson County, Va. is named for him.
  Alfred M. Dickey — of North Dakota. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, 1889-90. Burial location unknown.
  Dickey County, N.Dak. is named for him.
Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson (1800-1866) — also known as Daniel S. Dickinson; "Bray" — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Conn., September 11, 1800. Member of New York state senate 6th District, 1837-40; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1843-44; U.S. Senator from New York, 1844-51; New York state attorney general, 1862-63; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1864; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1865-66; died in office 1866. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 12, 1866 (age 65 years, 213 days). Interment at Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.
  Dickinson counties in Iowa and Kan. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
Don M. Dickinson Donald McDonald Dickinson (1846-1917) — also known as Donald M. Dickinson; Don M. Dickinson — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Ontario, Oswego County, N.Y., January 17, 1846. Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan Democratic state chair, 1876; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1880-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880, 1892; U.S. Postmaster General, 1888-89. Member, American Bar Association; American Historical Association. Died October 15, 1917 (age 71 years, 271 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Asa C. Dickinson and Minerva (Holmes) Dickinson; married, June 15, 1869, to Frances L. Platt.
  Dickinson County, Mich. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  John Dickinson (1732-1808) — also known as "Penman of the Revolution" — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born near Trappe, Talbot County, Md., November 13, 1732. Planter; lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; member of Delaware state legislative council from New Castle County, 1781; President of Delaware, 1781-83; President of Pennsylvania, 1782-85; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware state senate from New Castle County, 1793. Quaker; later Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., February 14, 1808 (age 75 years, 93 days). Interment at Friends Burial Ground, Wilmington, Del.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Dickinson and Mary (Cadwalader) Dickinson; brother of Philemon Dickinson; married, July 19, 1770, to Mary 'Polly' Norris.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Dickinson (built 1941-42 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Dickson (1770-1816) — of Tennessee. Born in Duplin County, N.C., May 5, 1770. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1799-1803; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1799-1803; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1801-07. Member, Freemasons. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 21, 1816 (age 45 years, 292 days). Interment somewhere in Davidson County, Tenn.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Molton Dickson.
  Dickson County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence Douglas Dillon (1909-2003) — also known as C. Douglas Dillon; Clarence Douglass Dillon — of Far Hills, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, of American parents, August 21, 1909. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; financier; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952 (alternate), 1968; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1953-57; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1961-65. Scottish, French, Swedish, and Jewish ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Society of Colonial Wars. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on July 6, 1989. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 10, 2003 (age 93 years, 142 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Anne McEldin (Douglass) Dillon and Clarence Dillon; married, March 10, 1931, to Phyllis Chess Ellsworth; married 1983 to Susan Sage.
  Dillon House (offices, built 1965), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
John D. Dingell John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) — also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John"; "The Truck" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65, 16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Polish and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; National Rifle Association. Died, from prostate cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., February 7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah Ann Insley; father of Christopher D. Dingell.
  Political family: Dingell family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Doug Ross
  John Dingell Drive, in Detroit Metro Airport, Romulus, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell Jr. Memorial Bridges, which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Everett M. Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known as Everett M. Dirksen; "The Wizard of Ooze" — of Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., January 4, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (speaker), 1956 (speaker), 1960 (member, Credentials Committee), 1964 (delegation chair), 1968 (delegation chair); U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969. Christian Reformed. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Izaak Walton League. Died, of lung cancer, at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., September 7, 1969 (age 73 years, 246 days). Interment at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.
  Relatives: Father of Joy Dirksen (who married Howard Henry Baker Jr.).
  Political family: Baker-Dirksen family of Huntsville and Alcoa, Tennessee.
  Cross-reference: Harold E. Rainville
  The Dirksen Senate Office Building (opened 1958), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Everett Dirksen: Byron C. Hulsey, Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1981)
  John Adams Dix (1798-1879) — also known as John A. Dix — of Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Boscawen, Merrimack County, N.H., July 24, 1798. Democrat. Secretary of state of New York, 1833-39; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1842; U.S. Senator from New York, 1845-49; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1860-61; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to France, 1866-69; Governor of New York, 1873-75; defeated, 1848, 1874; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1876. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 21, 1879 (age 80 years, 271 days). Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: John Adams
  Relatives: Son-in-law of John Jordan Morgan; son of Col. Timothy Dix, Jr. and Abigail (Wilkins) Dix; married to Catharine Waine Morgan; first cousin thrice removed of Roger Sherman; second cousin once removed of Nathan Read; third cousin once removed of Roger Sherman Baldwin, Sherman Day, Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, William Maxwell Evarts, George Frisbie Hoar, John Hill Walbridge and Henry E. Walbridge; third cousin twice removed of Aaron Kellogg and Charles Kirk Tilden; fourth cousin of Simeon Eben Baldwin, Rockwood Hoar, Sherman Hoar, Maxwell Evarts and Arthur Outram Sherman; fourth cousin once removed of Abel Merrill, Samuel Laning, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Amariah Kibbe Jr., John Lanning, Timothy Merrill, Daniel Putnam Tyler, Chauncey Mitchell Depew, John Frederick Addis, Henry de Forest Baldwin and Roger Sherman Hoar.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Fort Dix (established 1917 as Camp Dix; later Fort Dix; now Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst), a U.S. Army post in Burlington County, New Jersey, is named for him.  — Dix Mountain, in the Ardirondack Mountains, Essex County, New York, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Dix (built 1942-43 at South Portland, Maine; sold 1947, scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Archibald Dixon (1802-1876) — of Henderson, Henderson County, Ky. Born near Redhouse, Caswell County, N.C., April 2, 1802. Lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1844-48; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1851-55. Slaveowner. Died in Henderson, Henderson County, Ky., April 23, 1876 (age 74 years, 21 days). Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
  The city of Dixon, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961) — also known as J. W. Dobbs — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., March 6, 1882. Republican. Co-founder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee). African ancestry. Member, Prince Hall Masons. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., August 30, 1961 (age 79 years, 177 days). Interment at South View Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.; statue at John Wesley Dobbs Plaza, Atlanta, Ga.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Irene Ophelia Thompson; grandfather of Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr..
  John Wesley Dobbs Avenue (formerly Houston Street), and Dobbs Elementary School, Atlanta, Georgia, are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Polk Dobson (1793-1846) — also known as William P. Dobson — of Surry County, N.C. Born in Stokes County, N.C., 1793. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 1836, 1842 (Surry County 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 43rd District 1836, 1842). Died in Rockford, Surry County, N.C., 1846 (age about 53 years). Interment at Dobson Family Cemetery, Near Rockford, Surry County, N.C.
  The town of Dobson, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Francis Dockweiler (1895-1943) — also known as John F. Dockweiler — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 19, 1895. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 16th District, 1933-39; candidate for Governor of California, 1938; Los Angeles County District Attorney, 1940-43. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 31, 1943 (age 47 years, 134 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Isidore Bernard Dockweiler and Gertrude (Reeve) Dockweiler; brother of Henry Isidore Dockweiler.
  Political family: Dockweiler family of Los Angeles, California.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Dockweiler (built 1943-44 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Philip Doddridge (1773-1832) — of Virginia. Born in Bedford County, Va., May 17, 1773. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1810; U.S. Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1829-32; died in office 1832. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., November 19, 1832 (age 59 years, 186 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Doddridge and Mary (Wells) Doddridge; married to Juliana Parr Musser.
  Doddridge County, W.Va. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Philip Doddridge (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustus Caesar Dodge (1812-1883) — also known as Augustus C. Dodge — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Born in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., January 2, 1812. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; register of U.S. Land Office at Burlington, Iowa, 1838-40; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1840-46; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1848-55; resigned 1855; first U.S. Senator who was born west of the Mississippi River; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1855-59; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860; mayor of Burlington, Iowa, 1874-75. Scottish ancestry. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, November 20, 1883 (age 71 years, 322 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: Augustus Caesar
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dodge and Christiana (McDonald) Dodge; nephew of Lewis Fields Linn; third cousin once removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin twice removed of Charles Polk; fourth cousin of Augustus Sabin Chase, Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Trusten Polk, Irving Hall Chase, Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk.
  Political families: Polk family; Maull family of Lewes, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Dodge County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Grenville Mellen Dodge (1831-1916) — also known as Grenville M. Dodge — of Iowa. Born in Danvers, Essex County, Mass., April 12, 1831. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868 (member, Resolutions Committee); member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1872-74. Member, Loyal Legion. Chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, January 3, 1916 (age 84 years, 266 days). Entombed at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Grenville M. Dodge (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1974) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Dodge (1782-1867) — of Ste. Genevieve County, Mo.; Michigan; Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wis. Born near Vincennes, Knox County, Ind., October 12, 1782. Democrat. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from Ste. Genevieve County, 1820; member Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-33; Governor of Wisconsin Territory, 1836-41, 1845-48; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1841-45; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-57. Slaveowner. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, June 19, 1867 (age 84 years, 250 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Dodge and Nancy Ann (Hunter) Dodge; half-brother of Lewis Fields Linn; married 1800 to Christiana McDonald; father-in-law of James Clarke; father of Augustus Caesar Dodge; third cousin once removed of Augustus Sabin Chase (1828-1896); third cousin twice removed of Irving Hall Chase; third cousin thrice removed of Augustus Sabin Chase (1897-1970); fourth cousin once removed of David Lane Dodge.
  Political family: Polk family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Dodge counties in Minn. and Wis., and Henry County, Iowa, are named for him.
  Fort Dodge (military installation, 1850-53), and the city of Fort Dodge, Iowa, were named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Dodge (built 1943 at Richmond, California; sold and renamed SS Alheli; sank during a storm in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1968) was originally named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Earle Dodge (1805-1883) — also known as William E. Dodge — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., September 4, 1805. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1865-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 9, 1883 (age 77 years, 158 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Dodge County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John A. Doelle (1878-1962) — of Michigan; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born February 10, 1878. Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1922; resigned 1922. Died in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich., March 7, 1962 (age 84 years, 25 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  The John A. Doelle School (now closed), in Tapiola, Michigan, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Norton Dolph (1835-1897) — also known as Joseph N. Dolph — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Schuyler County, N.Y., October 19, 1835. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1865-68; member of Oregon state senate, 1866-74; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1883-95. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 10, 1897 (age 61 years, 142 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Uncle of Frederick William Mulkey.
  The former community (now abandoned) of Dolph, Oregon, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Addie Donald (1857-1922) — also known as John A. Donald — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, July 24, 1857. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; steamship business; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1917-21. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, in Rye, Westchester County, N.Y., January 13, 1922 (age 64 years, 173 days). Interment at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, November 4, 1891, to Lillian 'Lillie' Dunshee.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Donald (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Anthony Dondero (1883-1968) — also known as George A. Dondero — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., December 16, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Royal Oak, Mich., 1921-23; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1933-57 (17th District 1933-53, 18th District 1953-57). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., January 29, 1968 (age 84 years, 44 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery, Royal Oak, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Dondero and Caroline (Truthern) Dondero; married, June 28, 1913, to Adele Roegner; father of Stanton G. Dondero.
  Dondero High School (opened 1927 as Royal Oak High School; renamed 1955 for Dondero when Kimball High School was built; following closure of Kimball, renamed again in 2007 as Royal Oak High School), in Royal Oak, Michigan, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander William Doniphan (1808-1887) — of Liberty, Clay County, Mo.; Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., July 9, 1808. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1836, 1840, 1854; in 1838, he refused to obey an order to execute Joseph Smith and other Mormon leaders, calling it "cold-blooded murder"; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; led Doniphan's Expedition into Mexico, 1846-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1876. Died in Richmond, Ray County, Mo., August 8, 1887 (age 79 years, 30 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Mo.; statue at County Courthouse Grounds, Richmond, Mo.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of John Thorton; married, December 21, 1837, to Elizabeth Jane Thornton.
  Political family: Trigg family of Virginia.
  Doniphan County, Kan. is named for him.
  The city of Doniphan, Missouri, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander W. Doniphan (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Alexander William Doniphan: Roger D. Launius, Alexander William Doniphan: Portrait of a Missouri Moderate
  Stockton P. Donley (1831-1871) — of Texas. Born in Missouri, May 27, 1831. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1866. Died February 17, 1871 (age 39 years, 266 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
  Donley County, Tex. is named for him.
  Ignatius Loyola Donnelly (1831-1901) — also known as Ignatius L. Donnelly — of Nininger, Dakota County, Minn.; Hastings, Dakota County, Minn. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 3, 1831. Lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1860-63; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1863-69; defeated, 1868, 1870; member of Minnesota state senate, 1874-78, 1891-94 (20th District 1874-78, 24th District 1891-94); member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1887-88, 1897-98 (District 25 1887-88, District 24 1897-98); People's candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1892; People's candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1900. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., January 1, 1901 (age 69 years, 59 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 10, 1855, to Katharine McCaffrey; married, February 22, 1898, to Marian Hanson.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Ignatius L. Donnelly (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Minnesota Legislator record
  James H. Donovan (1923-1990) — of Chadwicks, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Marcy, Oneida County, N.Y., November 12, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of New York state senate, 1966-90 (51st District 1966, 46th District 1967-82, 47th District 1983-90); died in office 1990; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1980. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Represented Oneida County in the New York State Senate longer than any other senator in the history of the county. Died, of colon cancer, in Chadwicks, Oneida County, N.Y., August 31, 1990 (age 66 years, 292 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Clayville, N.Y.
  Donovan Middle School, and Donovan Hall, at the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, Utica, New York, are named for him.
  Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) — also known as Richard Donovan; Dick Donovan — of Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif. Born in New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y., February 24, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; police officer; lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71; died in office 1971. Catholic; later Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Sons of the American Revolution. Suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and died soon after, in a hospital at Chula Vista, San Diego County, Calif., November 21, 1971 (age 45 years, 270 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
  The Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, in San Diego County, California, is named for him.
  James Duane Doty (1799-1865) — also known as James D. Doty — of Neenah, Winnebago County, Wis.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., November 5, 1799. Democrat. Lawyer; federal judge, 1828-32; member Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1834-35; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1839-41; Governor of Wisconsin Territory, 1841-44; delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1849-53; Governor of Utah Territory, 1863-65; died in office 1865. Presbyterian. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 13, 1865 (age 65 years, 220 days). Interment at Fort Douglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Chillus Doty and Sarah (Martin) Doty; married to Sarah Collins; father of Charles Doty; first cousin of Morgan Lewis Martin; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Allyne Otis; fourth cousin once removed of Harrison Gray Otis.
  Political family: Otis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Doty Elementary School, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James D. Doty (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Dougherty (1801-1853) — of Georgia. Born in 1801. State court judge in Georgia, 1840. Died November 26, 1853 (age about 52 years). Interment at Old Athens Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Dougherty County, Ga. is named for him.
  Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1865-1951) — also known as Dennis Dougherty; "The Great Builder" — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pa., August 16, 1865. Catholic priest; bishop of Buffalo, N.Y., 1916-18; archbishop of Philadelphia, Pa., 1918-51; cardinal, 1921-51; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1940, 1948; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1948. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from a stroke, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 31, 1951 (age 85 years, 288 days). Entombed at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Dougherty and Bridget (Henry) Dougherty; uncle of Joseph Carroll McCormick.
  Cardinal Dougherty High School (opened 1956, closed 2010), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr. (1894-1982) — also known as Ben E. Douglas — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Scotts Crossroad, Iredell County, N.C., September 3, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fur merchant; mayor of Charlotte, N.C., 1935-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1956. Died in 1982 (age about 87 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
  Douglas Municipal Airport (now Charlotte Douglas International Airport), in Charlotte, North Carolina, is named for him.
Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861) — also known as Stephen A. Douglas; Arnold Douglass; "The Little Giant" — of Quincy, Adams County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Brandon, Rutland County, Vt., April 23, 1813. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1837-39; secretary of state of Illinois, 1840-41; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1841-43; U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1843-47; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1847-61; died in office 1861; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1852, 1856; candidate for President of the United States, 1860. Slaveowner. Died, of typhoid fever, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 3, 1861 (age 48 years, 41 days). Entombed at Douglas Monument Park, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah 'Sally' (Fisk) Douglass; married 1847 to Martha Denny Martin; married 1856 to Adele Cutts; father of Robert Martin Douglas; grandfather of Robert Dick Douglas.
  Political family: Douglas-Dick family of Greensboro, North Carolina.
  Douglas counties in Colo., Ga., Ill., Kan., Minn., Mo., Neb., Nev., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Stephen A. Douglas: Robert W. Johannsen, Stephen A. Douglas — James L. Huston, Stephen A. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality — Roy Morris, Jr., The Long Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America — Scott Farris, Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation — Fergus M. Bordewich, America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Kelsey Harris Douglass (d. 1840) — of Texas. Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1840. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Tex.
  The community of Douglass, Texas, is named for him.
  John Goodchild Dow (1905-2003) — also known as John G. Dow — of Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 6, 1905. Democratic candidate for New York state senate 33rd District, 1954; Democratic candidate for New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1956; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1965-69, 1971-73; defeated, 1968 (Democratic), 1972 (Democratic), 1974 (Democratic), 1982 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Liberal), 1990 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1968. Died in Suffern, Rockland County, N.Y., March 11, 2003 (age 97 years, 309 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joy Wheeler Dow and Elizabeth (Goodchild) Dow.
  The John G. Dow Post Office Building, in Tappan, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Neal Dow (1804-1897) — also known as "Napoleon of Temperance"; "Father of Prohibition"; "Grand Old Man in the Temperance Cause" — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, March 20, 1804. Tanning business; mayor of Portland, Maine, 1851, 1855; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1868; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1880. Quaker. During the Civil War was captured by Confederate forces, imprisoned, and eventually exchanged for Confederate Gen. William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, who was a Union prisoner. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, October 2, 1897 (age 93 years, 196 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Dow and Dorcas Dow; married, January 20, 1830, to Maria Cornelia Durant Maynard; father of Frederick Neal Dow.
  Neal Dow Avenue, in Westerleigh, Staten Island, New York, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Neil D. Cranmer — Neal Dow Becker — Neal D. Bishop
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Gately Downey (1827-1894) — also known as John G. Downey — of Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Ireland, June 24, 1827. Democrat. Member of California state assembly 1st District, 1856-57; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1860; Governor of California, 1860-62; defeated, 1863. Died March 1, 1894 (age 66 years, 250 days). Original interment at Old Calvary Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  The city of Downey, California, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Thomas Joseph Downing (1867-1927) — also known as Thomas J. Downing; Tom Downing — of McNeals Corner, Lancaster County, Va. Born May 25, 1867. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1920-27 (34th District 1920-23, 31st District 1924-27); died in office 1927. Died in McNeals Corner, Lancaster County, Va., December 24, 1927 (age 60 years, 213 days). Interment at Downing Family Cemetery, McNeals Corner, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Downing and Catharine Ellen (Payne) Downing; married to Estelle R. Chilton.
  The Downing Bridge (built 1927, rebuilt 1963), over the Rappahannock River, between Tappahannock and Warsaw, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Rushville, Schuyler County, Ill., December 30, 1830. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; railroad builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888; Governor of Iowa, 1896-98. Disciples of Christ. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, of diabetes, in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, November 20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Relatives: Son of John Adams Drake and Harriet Jane (O'Neal) Drake; married, December 24, 1855, to Mary Jane Lord.
  Drake University, in Des Moines, Iowa, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  John Drayton (1766-1822) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., June 22, 1766. Lawyer; author; botanist; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1792-96, 1798, 1802-04; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1798-1800; Governor of South Carolina, 1800-02, 1808-10; intendant of Charleston, South Carolina, 1803-04; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1805-08; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1812-22. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., November 27, 1822 (age 56 years, 158 days). Interment at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Drayton and Dorothy (Golightly) Drayton; married 1794 to Hester Rose Tidyman; first cousin once removed of John Drayton (1831-1912); second cousin of William Drayton.
  Political family: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Drayton (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed and lost in the Indian Ocean, 1943) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802-1879) — also known as Thomas S. Drew — of Arkansas. Born in Wilson County, Tenn., August 25, 1802. Democrat. Governor of Arkansas, 1844-49; Independent Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1858. Died in Lipan, Hood County, Tex., 1879 (age about 76 years). Original interment somewhere in Lipan, Tex.; reinterment in 1923 at Masonic Cemetery, Pocahontas, Ark.
  Drew County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (1902-1975) — also known as Alfred E. Driscoll — of Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 25, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1939-41; Governor of New Jersey, 1947-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1948, 1952 (speaker); member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Presbyterian. Member, Psi Upsilon. Died March 9, 1975 (age 72 years, 135 days). Interment at Haddonfield Baptist Churchyard, Haddonfield, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Roble Driscoll and Mattie (Eastlack) Driscoll; married 1932 to Antoinette Ware Tatem.
  The Driscoll Bridge on the Garden State Parkway, over the Raritan River, between Sayreville & Woodbridge, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Josiah Hayden Drummond (1827-1902) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, August 30, 1827. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1857-58, 1869; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1858; member of Maine state senate, 1859-60; Maine state attorney general, 1860-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1864, 1884. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, October 25, 1902 (age 75 years, 56 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Clark Drummond and Cynthia (Blackwell) Drummond; married to Elzada Rollins Bean.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS J. H. Drummond (built 1944 at Panama City, Florida; wrecked and scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse K. Dubois — of Lawrence County, Ill. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1835-41, 1843-45; Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1857-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1868. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Fred Thomas Dubois.
  The township and village of Du Bois, Illinois, is named for him.
  Richard Moberley Dudley (1860-1925) — also known as Richard M. Dudley — of El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Born in Waco, Madison County, Ky., 1860. Engineer; banker; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1910; mayor of El Paso, Tex., 1923-25; died in office 1925. Died, following ulcer surgery, in Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., May 1, 1925 (age about 64 years). Interment at Evergreen Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Parker Dudley and Mary Susan (Gentry) Dudley; married to Frances Dow Moore.
  R. M. Dudley School (opened 1925; now gone), in El Paso, Texas, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) — also known as James B. Duke; "Buck"; "Tobacco King" — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Born near Durham, Durham County, N.C., December 23, 1856. Republican. Organizer and president, American Tobacco Company, which monopolized the tobacco industry until it was broken up in 1911; organizer of electric power companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904. Left a large trust fund which supported Duke University. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 10, 1925 (age 68 years, 291 days). Entombed at Duke University Chapel, Durham, N.C.
  Presumably named for: James Buchanan
  Relatives: Son of Washington Duke; married 1904 to Lillian Fletcher McCredy; married, July 23, 1907, to Nanaline Lee 'Nannie' (Holt) Inman; father of Doris Duke (who married James Henry Roberts Cromwell); uncle of Mary Lillian Duke (who married Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.).
  Political families: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Barkley-MacArthur family; Dodge-Duke-Cromwell family of Detroit, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James B. Duke (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
John Foster Dulles John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944; U.S. Senator from New York, 1949; defeated, 1949; U.S. Secretary of State, 1953-59. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1959. Died of cancer and pneumonia, in Washington, D.C., May 24, 1959 (age 71 years, 88 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Allen Macy Dulles and Edith F. (Foster) Dulles; brother of Allen Welsh Dulles; married, June 26, 1912, to Janet Pomeroy Avery; grandson of John Watson Foster; great-grandnephew of John Welsh; third great-grandnephew of Joshua Coit; first cousin twice removed of Langdon Cheves Jr.; first cousin six times removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin once removed of Samuel Welsh; second cousin thrice removed of Robert Coit Jr.; second cousin four times removed of John Davenport, James Davenport, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington and Abel Huntington; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Huntington; third cousin of Lewis Wardlaw Haskell; third cousin twice removed of Alonzo Mark Leffingwell and William Brainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer Huntington, William Woodbridge, Zina Hyde Jr., Isaac Backus, Theodore Davenport, Henry Titus Backus and Benjamin Nicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of John Leffingwell Randolph.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Upham family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Edward Corsi
  Washington Dulles International Airport (opened 1962), in Loudoun and Fairfax counties, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Image source: Time Magazine, August 13, 1951
  James Henry Duncan (1793-1869) — also known as James H. Duncan — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., December 5, 1793. Whig. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1827, 1837-38, 1857; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1828-31; delegate to Whig National Convention from Massachusetts, 1839; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1849-53. Died in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., February 8, 1869 (age 75 years, 65 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
  The community of Duncan, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Elmer Scipio Dundy (1830-1896) — also known as Elmer S. Dundy — of Falls City, Richardson County, Neb. Born in Trumbull County, Ohio, March 5, 1830. Lawyer; member Nebraska territorial council, 1858-62; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1863-67; U.S. District Judge for Nebraska, 1868. Died October 28, 1896 (age 66 years, 237 days). Interment at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
  Dundy County, Neb. is named for him.
  Daniel Dunklin (1790-1844) — of Washington County, Mo. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., January 14, 1790. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1828-32; Governor of Missouri, 1832-36. Died of pneumonia, August 25, 1844 (age 54 years, 224 days). Interment at Daniel Dunklin Grave State Historic Site, Herculaneum, Mo.
  Dunklin County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Charles Dunn — of Wisconsin. Chief justice of Wisconsin territorial supreme court, 1836-48. Burial location unknown.
  Dunn County, Wis. is named for him.
  John P. Dunn (born c.1823) — of Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born about 1823. Mayor of Bismarck, N.Dak., 1860. Burial location unknown.
  Dunn County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  Moses Fell Dunn (1842-1915) — of Indiana. Born in Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind., April 26, 1842. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1867-69; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1870. Died October 21, 1915 (age 73 years, 178 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of George Grundy Dunn.
  Dunn Memorial Hospital (now St. Vincent Dunn Hospital), in Bedford, Indiana, is named for him.
  Germain P. Dupont (c.1915-1963) — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., about 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J. F. McElwain Shoe Company; secretary-treasurer, New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union; Hillsborough County Commissioner, 1959-63; candidate for mayor of Manchester, N.H., 1963. Catholic. Member, Catholic War Veterans; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Foresters. Suffered a heart attack at his home, and was dead on arrival at Notre Dame Hospital, Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 12, 1963 (age about 48 years). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
  Relatives: Married to Laurette E. Prince.
  Dupont Pool (now Dupont Splash Pad), a public park facility in Manchester, New Hampshire, is named for him.
  George Harman Durand (1838-1903) — also known as George H. Durand — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y., February 21, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of John J. Carton; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1873-75; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1875-77; defeated, 1876; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1892; appointed 1892; defeated, 1893; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., June 8, 1903 (age 65 years, 107 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Relatives: Brother of Lorenzo Thurston Durand.
  Political family: Durand family of Michigan.
  The city of Durand, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Durant (1802-1875) — of Byfield, Newbury, Essex County, Mass.; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Acton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 18, 1802. Pastor; founder, College of California; first president, University of California, 1870-72; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1873-75; died in office 1875. Congregationalist. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., January 22, 1875 (age 72 years, 218 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1833 to Mary E. Buffett.
  The Hotel Durant (built 1928; renamed 2017 as Graduate Berkeley), in Berkeley, California, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Durant (built 1943 at Sausalito, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Perry B. Duryea Jr. (1921-2004) — of Montauk, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Montauk, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., October 18, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York state assembly, 1961-77 (Suffolk County 1st District 1961-65, 1st District 1966-77); Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1969-73; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1967; member of New York Republican State Central Committee, 1968; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972; candidate for Governor of New York, 1978. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons. Died, from injuries suffered in a car accident, January 11, 2004 (age 82 years, 85 days). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Montauk, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Perry B. Duryea; married to Elizabeth Ann Weed.
  The Perry B. Duryea, Jr. State Office Building, in Islip, New York, is named for him.
  William Pope Duval (1784-1854) — also known as William P. Duval — of Kentucky; Calhoun County, Fla. Born in Virginia, 1784. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1813-15; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Florida, 1821-22; Governor of Florida Territory, 1822-34; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention from Calhoun County, 1838-39; member of Florida state senate, 1839-42. He was the model for Washington Irving's character "Ralph Ringwood" and James K. Paulding's character "Nimrod Wildfire". Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1854 (age about 69 years). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Father of Marcia Duval (who married George Washington Paschal).
  Duval County, Fla. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Gabriel Duvall (1752-1844) — of Maryland. Born in Prince George's County, Md., December 6, 1752. Member of Maryland state legislature, 1787; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1794-96; state court judge in Maryland, 1796-1802; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1811-35. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Prince George's County, Md., March 6, 1844 (age 91 years, 91 days). Interment at Duvall Memorial Garden, Marietta House, Glenn Dale, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Bryce and Jane Gibbon.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Gabriel Duvall (built 1942 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David William Dyer (1910-1998) — Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, June 28, 1910. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1961-66; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1966-76; took senior status 1976; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-98; died in office 1998. Died in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., June 7, 1998 (age 87 years, 344 days). Burial location unknown.
  The David W. Dyer Federal Building and Courthouse, in Miami, Florida, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Robert Henry Dyer (1774-1826) — Born in North Carolina, 1774. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Tennessee state senate, 1820. Died in Madison County, Tenn., May 11, 1826 (age about 51 years). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Dyer County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Early (1773-1817) — of Georgia. Born near Madison, Madison County, Va., June 20, 1773. U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1803-07 (at-large 1803-05, 2nd District 1805-07); superior court judge in Georgia, 1807-13; Governor of Georgia, 1813-15; member of Georgia state senate, 1815-17; died in office 1817. Slaveowner. Died near Scull Shoals, Greene County, Ga., August 15, 1817 (age 44 years, 56 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at City Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Daniella Jones (who married Joseph Wheeler).
  Early County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
George Eastman George Eastman (1854-1932) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Waterville, Oneida County, N.Y., July 12, 1854. Republican. Inventor; founder, Eastman Kodak Company; philanthropist; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928. English ancestry. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., March 14, 1932 (age 77 years, 246 days). His suicide note was just six words: "My work is done. Why wait?". Interment at Kodak Park, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Eastman and Maria (Kilbourn) Eastman; first cousin of Harvey Gridley Eastman; third cousin of Frederick Walker Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of James Kilbourne and Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875); fourth cousin once removed of Silas Condict, Byron H. Kilbourn, Harrison Blodget, George Bradley Kellogg, Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918), Clarence Horatio Pitkin, Carroll Peabody Pitkin, Caleb Seymour Pitkin and Eldred C. Pitkin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Eastman (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1977) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about George Eastman: Carl W. Ackerman, George Eastman: Founder of Kodak and the Photography Business — Elizabeth Brayer, George Eastman: A Biography — Lynda Pflueger, George Eastman: Bringing Photography to the People (for young readers)
  Image source: Time Magazine, March 31, 1924
A. E. Eaton Abel Elsworth Eaton (1834-1917) — also known as A. E. Eaton — of Union, Union County, Ore. Born in Conway, Carroll County, N.H., May 20, 1834. Woollen manufacturer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Oregon, 1910. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., January 15, 1917 (age 82 years, 240 days). Interment at Union Victorian Cemetery, Union, Ore.
  Eaton Hall (built 1907-09), at Williamette University, Salem, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Oregon Daily Journal, June 12, 1910
John H. Eaton John Henry Eaton (1790-1856) — also known as John H. Eaton — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born near Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N.C., June 18, 1790. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1815-16; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1818-21, 1821-29; U.S. Secretary of War, 1829-31; Governor of Florida Territory, 1834-36; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1836-40. Member, Freemasons. Resigned from Cabinet in 1831 during the scandal (called the "Petticoat Affair") over past infedelities of his second wife, Peggy Eaton. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., November 17, 1856 (age 66 years, 152 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Eaton County, Mich. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John H. Eaton (built 1942-43 at Houston, Texas; sold 1947, scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: Perley's Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis (1886)
  Theophilus Eaton (1590-1658) — Born in Buckinghamshire, England, 1590. Co-founder and first Governor of New Haven Colony, 1639-58. Puritan. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., January 17, 1658 (age about 67 years). Original interment and cenotaph at New Haven Green, New Haven, Conn.; reinterment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.; cenotaph at Montowese Cemetery, North Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Eaton and Elizabeth (Sheapheard) Eaton; married 1629 to Ann (Lloyd) Yale; fifth great-grandfather of David Parmalee Kelsey; sixth great-grandfather of Walter Samuel Hine, Arthur Eugene Parmelee, Lovel Davis Parmelee, Frank Clark Woodruff and Watson Stiles Woodruff; seventh great-grandfather of Layton Archer Kelsey and Cleon Lorenzo Parmelee.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Eaton, New Hampshire, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Eaton so fam'd so wise, so just, The Phoenix of our world, here lies his dust / This name forget, N. England never must."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Eaton (1764-1811) — of Windsor, Windsor County, Vt.; Brimfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., February 23, 1764. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Clerk, Vermont House of Representatives, 1791-92; U.S. Consul General in Tunis, 1797-1803; led multinational military force in North Africa, 1804-05, in an effort to overthrow the Barbary pirates; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1807-08. Died in Brimfield, Hampden County, Mass., June 1, 1811 (age 47 years, 98 days). Interment at Brimfield Cemetery, Brimfield, Mass.
  The town of Eaton, New York, is named for him.  — The USS Eaton, a World War II destroyer, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles H. Ebbets Charles Hercules Ebbets (1859-1925) — also known as Charles H. Ebbets; Charlie Ebbets — of Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 29, 1859. Architect; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1896; owner, Brooklyn Dodgers professional baseball team, 1902-25. Died, from heart failure, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 18, 1925 (age 65 years, 171 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, April 10, 1878, to Minnie Frances Amelia Broadbent; married, May 8, 1922, to Grace Eleanor Slade.
  Ebbets Field (built 1912, demolished 1960), ballpark for the Brooklyn Dodgers, in Brooklyn, New York, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Robert Milner Echols (1798-1847) — also known as Robert M. Echols — of Walton County, Ga. Born near Washington, Wilkes County, Ga., 1798. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1824-29; member of Georgia state senate, 1830-44; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Killed in action when he fell from his horse during battle, at National Bridge (Puente Nacional), near Veracruz, Veracruz, December 3, 1847 (age about 49 years). Original interment somewhere in Mexico; reinterment at a private or family graveyard, Walton County, Ga.
  Echols County, Ga. is named for him.
  Matthew Duncan Ector (1822-1879) — Born in Putnam County, Ga., February 28, 1822. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1850; member of Texas state legislature, 1855; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Judge, Texas Court of Appeals, 1866-79; died in office 1879. Wounded during the Civil War, and lost a leg. Died October 29, 1879 (age 57 years, 243 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Tex.
  Ector County, Tex. is named for him.
  Morris Michael Edelstein (1888-1941) — also known as M. Michael Edelstein — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Meseritz (Międzyrzec), Poland, February 5, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1940-41; died in office 1941. Jewish. Completed delivery of a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, and then died nearby in the House cloakroom, in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., June 4, 1941 (age 53 years, 119 days). Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS M. Michael Edelstein (built 1944 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Grant Edens (1863-1957) — also known as William G. Edens — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., November 27, 1863. Republican. Railway conductor; banker; president, Illinois Highway Improvement Association, 1912-20; leading advocate for construction of hard surface roads; campaign manager for U.S. Sen William B. McKinley, 1920 and 1926; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934. Methodist. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; American Bankers Association; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Died, in the Villa St. Cyril old age home, Highland Park, Lake County, Ill., November 14, 1957 (age 93 years, 352 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Hervey G. Washington Edens and Elsie Jane (Fought) Edens; married, December 9, 1896, to Lillian Maude Bruner.
  The Edens Expressway (opened 1951, now mostly part of I-94), in Cook County, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Edgar (c.1750-1832) — of Fort Kaskaskia (now Kaskaskia), Randolph County, Ill. Born in Ireland, about 1750. Member of Northwest Territory House of Representatives, 1799-1801; justice of the peace. Died in 1832 (age about 82 years). Cenotaph at Garrison Hill Cemetery, Kaskaskia, Ill.
  Edgar County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Newton Edmunds (1819-1908) — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Hartland, Niagara County, N.Y., May 31, 1819. Republican. Governor of Dakota Territory, 1863-66; member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1866-70; member Dakota territorial council, 1879-80. Died, following a series of paralytic strokes, in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., February 13, 1908 (age 88 years, 258 days). Burial location unknown.
  Edmunds County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Arthur W. Edwards (c.1876-1932) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Flat Rock, Wayne County, Mich., about 1876. Lawyer; metal products business; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1932; died in office 1932. Died, following an attack of apoplexy, in a hospital at Chatham, Ontario, August 12, 1932 (age about 56 years). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  The Edwards Bridge, crossing the Ecorse River, between Wyandotte & Ecorse, Michigan, is named for him.
  Ninian Edwards (1775-1833) — of Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill.; Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill. Born in Montgomery County, Md., March 17, 1775. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1796-97; state court judge in Kentucky, 1803; justice of Kentucky state supreme court, 1808; Governor of Illinois Territory, 1809-18; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1818-24; Governor of Illinois, 1826-30; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1832. Baptist. Slaveowner. Died of cholera, in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., July 20, 1833 (age 58 years, 125 days). Original interment somewhere in Belleville, Ill.; reinterment in 1855 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; statue at Ninian Edwards Plaza, Edwardsville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Margaret (Beall) Edwards and Benjamin Edwards; brother of Cyrus Edwards; married, February 20, 1803, to Elvira Lane; father of Julia Catherine Edwards (who married Daniel Pope Cook) and Ninian Wirt Edwards; uncle of Lucy Amanda Gray (who married Finis Ewing McLean); grandfather of John Pope Cook; granduncle of Richard Lee Metcalfe; great-granduncle of Theodore W. Metcalfe.
  Political family: Edwards-Cook family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Edwards County, Ill. is named for him.
  The city of Edwardsville, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949) — also known as J. C. B. Ehringhaus — of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C., February 5, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-08; Solicitor, 1st District, 1910-22; Governor of North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944 (speaker), 1948. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Theta Nu Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died, of a heart attack, in his suite at the Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., July 31, 1949 (age 67 years, 176 days). Interment at Episcopal Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Erskine Ehringhaus and Carrie Colville (Mathews) Ehringhaus; married, January 4, 1912, to Matilda Bradford Haughton.
  Ehringhaus Street, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) — also known as Dwight D. Eisenhower; "Ike" — Born in Denison, Grayson County, Tex., October 14, 1890. Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II; president of Columbia University, 1948-53; President of the United States, 1953-61. Presbyterian. German and Swiss ancestry. Member, American Legion; Council on Foreign Relations; Loyal Legion. Died, after a series of heart attacks, at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., March 28, 1969 (age 78 years, 165 days). Interment at Eisenhower Center, Abilene, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower and David Jacob Eisenhower; brother of Milton Stover Eisenhower; married, July 1, 1916, to Mamie Eisenhower; father of John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower; grandfather of Dwight David Eisenhower II (son-in-law of Richard Milhous Nixon).
  Political family: Eisenhower-Nixon family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Sherman Adams — Carter L. Burgess — Woodrow Wilson Mann — Jacqueline C. Odlum — George E. Allen — Meyer Kestnbaum — Bernard M. Shanley
  The Eisenhower Expressway, from downtown Chicago west to Hillside, in Cook County, Illinois, is named for him.  — The Eisenhower Tunnel (opened 1973), which carries westbound I-70 under the Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains, from Clear Creek County to Summit County, Colorado, is named for him.  — The Eisenhower Range of mountains, in Victoria Land, Antarctica, is named for him.  — Mount Eisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $1 coin (1971-78).
  Campaign slogan: "I Like Ike."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower: Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower : Soldier and President — Fred I. Greenstein, The Hidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader — Carlo d'Este, Eisenhower : A Soldier's Life — Robert F. Burk, Dwight D. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician — Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr., Red Carpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in the Eisenhower Administration — Jim Newton, Eisenhower: The White House Years — William Lee Miller, Two Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1969)
  Samuel Elbert (1740-1788) — of Georgia. Born in South Carolina, 1740. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1784; Governor of Georgia, 1785-86. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., November 1, 1788 (age about 48 years). Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Rae.
  Elbert County, Ga. is named for him.
  The city of Elberton, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833-1899) — of Plattsmouth, Cass County, Neb.; Denver, Colo. Born in Logan County, Ohio, April 3, 1833. Republican. Member of Nebraska territorial legislature, 1860; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska Territory, 1860; secretary of Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member of Colorado territorial legislature, 1869; Governor of Colorado Territory, 1873-74; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1877-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1884. Methodist. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., November 27, 1899 (age 66 years, 238 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of John Downes Elbert and Achsa (Hitt) Elbert; married to Josephine Evans (daughter of John Evans).
  Elbert County, Colo. is named for him.
  Mount Elbert, in Lake County, Colorado, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Stephen B. Elkins Stephen Benton Elkins (1841-1911) — also known as Stephen B. Elkins — of Messilla, Dona Ana County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M.; Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born near New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, September 26, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of New Mexico territorial House of Representatives, 1864-65; New Mexico territory attorney general, 1867; U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, 1867-70; Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1873-77; U.S. Secretary of War, 1891-93; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1895-1911; died in office 1911. Died in Washington, D.C., January 4, 1911 (age 69 years, 100 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Duncan Elkins and Sarah Pickett (Withers) Elkins; married, June 10, 1866, to Sarah Simms "Sallie" Jacobs; married, April 14, 1875, to Hallie Davis (daughter of Henry Gassaway Davis; niece of Thomas Beall Davis); father of Davis Elkins.
  Political family: Elkins-Davis family of Elkins, West Virginia.
  The city of Elkins, West Virginia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  William Ellery (1727-1820) — of Rhode Island. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., December 22, 1727. Delegate to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; justice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1785. Congregationalist. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., February 15, 1820 (age 92 years, 55 days). Interment at Common Burying Ground, Newport, R.I.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Uncle of Christopher Ellery.
  The town of Ellery, New York, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Daisy L. Elliott (1917-2015) — also known as Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Filbert, McDowell County, W.Va., November 26, 1917. Democrat. Realtor; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County 4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78, 1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958 (Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982 (8th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968 (alternate), 1976; co-author of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act; candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1978; arrested in April 1982 for driving a stolen 1977 Cadillac deVille automobile; arraigned on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property; she claimed she had bought the car from a dealer, but the firm had no record of this, and the document she presented had been faked; lost renomination as State Representatve in August 1982, while under indictment; convicted in November 1982 and sentenced to 60 days in jail. Female. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; League of Women Voters; Junior League. Died, in DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 22, 2015 (age 98 years, 26 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Daughter of Robert Lenoir and Daisy (Dorm) Lenoir.
  The Elliott-Larsen Building (housing state offices; built 1919-21; burned 1951 and rebuilt; previously named for Lewis Cass; given present name in 2020), in Lansing, Michigan, is partly named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Milton Elliott (1820-1879) — also known as John M. Elliott — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Born in Scott County, Va., May 20, 1820. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1847, 1860-61; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1853-59; Delegate from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1868-74; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1876-79; died in office 1879. Expelled from the Kentucky legislature in 1861 for supporting the Confederacy. Slaveowner. Shot and killed by Col. Thomas Buford, in front of the ladies' entrance to the Capitol Hotel, in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., March 26, 1879 (age 58 years, 310 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.; statue at Boyd County Courthouse Grounds, Catlettsburg, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Elliott and Jane Elliott.
  Elliott County, Ky. is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Assassinated, for having done his duty as a Judge."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert H. Ellis (born c.1867) — of Oklahoma. Born about 1867. Delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1907. Burial location unknown.
  Ellis County, Okla. is named for him.
  Powhatan Ellis (1790-1863) — of Winchester, Wayne County, Miss. Born in Amherst County, Va., January 17, 1790. Democrat. Justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1823; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1825-26, 1827-32; federal judge, 1832; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Mexico, 1836; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1839-42. Died in Richmond, Va., March 18, 1863 (age 73 years, 60 days). Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  The town of Ellisville, Mississippi, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Ellis (1781-1846) — Born in Virginia, February 14, 1781. Delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1819; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Red River, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Red River, 1836-39. Slaveowner. Reportedly "came to his death suddenly by his clothes taking fire", at his home in Bowie County, Tex., December 20, 1846 (age 65 years, 309 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1929 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Ellis County, Tex. is named for him.
  Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (1791-1858) — also known as Henry L. Ellsworth; "Father of the U.S. Department of Agriculture" — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., November 10, 1791. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1830; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1835; resigned 1835; commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office, 1835-45. Died in Fair Haven, New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., December 28, 1858 (age 67 years, 48 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Ellsworth and Abigail (Wolcott) Ellsworth; married, June 22, 1813, to Nancy Allen Goodrich (daughter of Elizur Goodrich); married to Marietta Mariana Bartlett and Catherine Smith; great-grandnephew of Roger Wolcott (1679-1767); fourth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; fourth great-grandnephew of Robert Treat; first cousin twice removed of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Roger Griswold and Frederick Wolcott; second cousin twice removed of William Pitkin; third cousin of Samuel Clesson Allen and Abijah Blodget; third cousin once removed of Matthew Griswold (1714-1799), Daniel Pitkin, Harrison Blodget, John William Allen, Elisha Hunt Allen, James Samuel Wadsworth, Gouverneur Morris, Henry Titus Backus, George Washington Wolcott, Christopher Parsons Wolcott, Matthew Griswold (1833-1919) and Roger Wolcott (1847-1900); third cousin twice removed of Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, William Fessenden Allen, Charles Frederick Wadsworth, James Wolcott Wadsworth, Edward Oliver Wolcott, Walter Harrison Blodget, Alfred Wolcott and Frederick Hobbes Allen; third cousin thrice removed of Robert Treat Paine, Judson H. Warner, Luther Thomas Ellsworth, Henry Augustus Wolcott, James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. and Selden Chapin; fourth cousin of James Hillhouse, Timothy Pitkin, Gaylord Griswold, Elisha Phelps and Gideon Hard; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Hezekiah Case, Gershom Birdsey, Benjamin Hard, Oliver Owen Forward, Walter Forward, Phineas Lyman Tracy, Abiel Case, Chauncey Forward, Albert Haller Tracy, Israel Coe, Eli Coe Birdsey, Edmund Holcomb, Jairus Case, Norman A. Phelps, Anson Levi Holcomb, George Smith Catlin, John Smith Phelps, William Gleason Jr., John Robert Graham Pitkin, Caleb Seymour Pitkin and Allen Jacob Holcomb; twin brother of William Wolcott Ellsworth.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry L. Ellsworth (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807) — of Connecticut. Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., April 29, 1745. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1777-84; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1780-85, 1802-07; died in office 1807; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1785-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1789-96; received 11 electoral votes, 1796; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1796-1800; resigned 1800. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., November 26, 1807 (age 62 years, 211 days). Interment at Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of David Ellsworth and Jemima (Leavitt) Ellsworth; married 1772 to Abigail Wolcott (grandniece of Roger Wolcott); father of Delia Ellsworth (who married Thomas Scott Williams), Henry Leavitt Ellsworth and William Wolcott Ellsworth; second cousin once removed of Abijah Blodget; second cousin twice removed of Harrison Blodget, Elisha Hunt Allen and Gouverneur Morris; second cousin thrice removed of William Fessenden Allen, Walter Harrison Blodget and Frederick Hobbes Allen; second cousin four times removed of Luther Thomas Ellsworth; second cousin five times removed of Hallet Thomas Ellsworth and Wayne Lyman Morse; third cousin once removed of Gaylord Griswold and Elisha Phelps; third cousin twice removed of Hezekiah Case, Oliver Owen Forward, Walter Forward, Abiel Case, Chauncey Forward, Edmund Holcomb, Jairus Case, Norman A. Phelps, Anson Levi Holcomb, George Smith Catlin, John Smith Phelps, William Gleason Jr. and Allen Jacob Holcomb; third cousin thrice removed of Parmenio Adams, Oliver Dwight Filley, Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, William Dean Kellogg, Charles Jenkins Hayden, Almon Case, Noah Webster Holcomb, Edwin Carpenter Pinney, William Walter Phelps and Lafayette Blanchard Gleason.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Ellsworth, Maine, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer (1793-1883) — also known as Lucius Q. C. Elmer — of Bridgeton, Cumberland County, N.J. Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, N.J., February 3, 1793. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1820-23; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1823; U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, 1824-28; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1843-45; New Jersey state attorney general, 1850-52; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1852-59, 1861-69. Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, N.J., March 11, 1883 (age 90 years, 36 days). Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bridgeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Elmer and Hannah P. (Seeley) Elmer; married to Catharine Hay; nephew of Jonathan Elmer; first cousin once removed of Eli Elmer and Joseph H. Elmer; second cousin of Reuben Fithian; second cousin once removed of Amos Fithian Garrison Sr.; second cousin twice removed of Alexander Robeson Fithian; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Grant Garrison, Lindley Miller Garrison and James Hampton Fithian; third cousin of Apollos Morrell Elmer; third cousin once removed of John Allen, Henry Ward Beecher and George Frederick Stone; third cousin twice removed of Daniel Chapin (1761-1821) and George Buckingham Beecher; fourth cousin of Amaziah Brainard, Luther Walter Badger, Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875) and John William Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Elijah Boardman, William Bostwick, Daniel Warner Bostwick, Daniel Chapin (1791-1878), Chester William Chapin, Graham Hurd Chapin, Anson Levi Holcomb, Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, George Bradley Kellogg, Leveret Brainard, Henry Purdy Day, Edmund Day, Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918) and Allen Jacob Holcomb.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The borough of Elmer, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Archer Elmore (1762-1834) — of Laurens District (now Laurens County), S.C.; Autauga County, Ala. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., August 21, 1762. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state legislature, 1800; member of Alabama state legislature, 1820. Slaveowner. Died in Autauga County, Ala., April 24, 1834 (age 71 years, 246 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Dixon Hall Lewis and Benjamin Fitzpatrick; father of Franklin Harper Elmore, Benjamin F. Elmore, Rush Elmore and Albert S. Elmore.
  Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.
  Elmore County, Ala. is named for him.
  David Emanuel (1744-1808) — of Georgia. Born in 1744. Member of Georgia state senate, 1780; Governor of Georgia, 1801. Jewish. Died February 19, 1808 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Emanuel County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Asher Bates Emery (1867-1924) — also known as Asher B. Emery — of East Aurora, Erie County, N.Y. Born in East Aurora, Erie County, N.Y., February 18, 1867. Republican. Physician; lawyer; bank director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1922-24; appointed 1922; died in office 1924. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, from kidney disease, in Sisters Hospital, Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., August 8, 1924 (age 57 years, 172 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Emery and Elizabeth C. (Kellogg) Emery; brother of Edward Kellogg Emery.
  Asher B. Emery County Park, in South Wales, New York, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George W. Emery (1830-1909) — of Utah. Born in Corinth, Penobscot County, Maine, August 13, 1830. Governor of Utah Territory, 1875-80. Died in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., July 10, 1909 (age 78 years, 331 days). Burial location unknown.
  Emery County, Utah is named for him.
  George Bernard Erath (1813-1891) — also known as George B. Erath — of Milam County, Tex. Born in Vienna, Austria, January 1, 1813. Member of Texas Republic Congress, 1843; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1846; member of Texas state senate, 1857. Died May 13, 1891 (age 78 years, 132 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Tex.
  Erath County, Tex. is named for him.
  John Morton Eshleman (1876-1916) — also known as John M. Eshleman; Jack Eshleman — of California. Born in Villa Ridge, Pulaski County, Ill., June 14, 1876. Republican. Member of California state assembly 52nd District; elected 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1915-16; died in office 1916. Member, Freemasons. Died, of tuberculosis, in a train station at at Indio, Riverside County, Calif., February 28, 1916 (age 39 years, 259 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Ledgett Eshleman.
  Eshleman Hall, at the University of California Berkeley, is named for him.
  March Fong Eu (1922-2017) — also known as March Kong; March K. Fong — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oakdale, Stanislaus County, Calif., March 29, 1922. Democrat. Dental hygenist; supervisor of dental health education, Alameda County; member of California state assembly 15th District, 1967-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968, 1988; secretary of state of California, 1975-94; resigned 1994; defeated, 2002; U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia, 1994-96. Female. Chinese ancestry. Member, Delta Kappa Gamma. Died, following a fall, in Irvine, Orange County, Calif., December 21, 2017 (age 95 years, 267 days). The California Secretary of State building in Sacramento is named for her. Cremated; ashes interred at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Daughter of Yuen Kong and Shin (Shee) Kong; married to Chester Fong and Henry Eu; adoptive mother of Matthew Kipling Fong.
  The March Fong Eu Secretary of State Building, Sacramento, California, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clement Anselm Evans (1833-1911) — also known as Clement A. Evans — of Georgia. Born in Stewart County, Ga., March 25, 1833. State court judge in Georgia, 1854; member of Georgia state senate, 1859; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Methodist minister. Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died July 2, 1911 (age 78 years, 99 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Evans County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John Evans John Evans (1814-1897) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, March 9, 1814. Republican. Physician; Governor of Colorado Territory, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868 (member, Credentials Committee; member, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker). Methodist. One of the founders of Northwestern University, and of the University of Denver. Died in Denver, Colo., July 3, 1897 (age 83 years, 116 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of David Evans and Rachel (Burnett) Evans; married 1838 to Hannah P. Canby; married 1853 to Margaret Patten Gray; father of Josephine Evans (who married Samuel Hitt Elbert).
  The city of Evanston, Illinois, is named for him.  — The city of Evans, Colorado, is named for him.  — Mount Evans, in Clear Creek County, Colorado, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Evans (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1897
Edward Everett Edward Everett (1794-1865) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass. Born in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., April 11, 1794. Unitarian minister; college professor; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1825-35; Governor of Massachusetts, 1836-40; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1841-45; president, Harvard College, 1846-49; U.S. Secretary of State, 1852-53; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1853-54; Constitutional Union candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Unitarian. Delivered a lengthy speech immediately preceding Abraham Lincoln's brief Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 15, 1865 (age 70 years, 279 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Oliver Everett and Lucy (Hill) Everett; brother of Alexander Hill Everett; married, May 8, 1822, to Charlotte Gray Brooks (sister-in-law of Charles Francis Adams; niece of Benjamin Gorham; granddaughter of Nathaniel Gorham); father of William Everett; uncle of Charles Hale.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Adams-Baldwin family of Boston, Massachusetts; Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Everett, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — The borough of Everett, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Edward E. Bostwick — Edward Everett Abrams — Edward E. Bruen — Edward E. Robbins — Edward E. Holland — Edward E. Chase — Edward E. McCall — E. E. Dixon — Edward E. Libby — Edward E. Eslick — Edward E. Denison — E. Everett Swan — Edward Everett Brodie
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $50 silver certificates in the 1880s.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Perley's Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis (1886)
  William Nash Everett (1864-1928) — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., December 29, 1864. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1917-18; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County, 1919-22; secretary of state of North Carolina, 1923-28; died in office 1928. Died of a heart attack in his room at the Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel, Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., February 7, 1928 (age 63 years, 40 days). Interment at Everett Cemetery, Rockingham, N.C.
  The Everett Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is named for him.
  James Edgar Evins — also known as J. Edgar Evins — of Smithville, DeKalb County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940, 1944. Entombed in mausoleum at Smithville Town Cemetery, Smithville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Father of Joseph Landon Evins.
  Edgar Evins State Park, in DeKalb County, Tennessee, is named for him.
  Charles Ewing (1780-1832) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, N.J., June 8, 1780. Lawyer; Federalist candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly, 1815; chief justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1824-32. Died, from cholera, in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., August 5, 1832 (age 52 years, 58 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Trenton, N.J.; cenotaph at Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of James Ewing and Martha (Boyd) Ewing; married to Eleanor Graeme Armstrong.
  The township of Ewing, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Failing (1834-1898) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 17, 1834. Republican. Mayor of Portland, Ore., 1864-65, 1873-75. Died November 8, 1898 (age 64 years, 295 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Failing and Henrietta (Ellison) Failing; married, October 21, 1858, to Emily Phelps Corbett (sister of Henry Winslow Corbett).
  Political family: Failing-Corbett family of Portland, Oregon.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Failing (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks (1852-1918) — also known as Charles W. Fairbanks — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in a log cabin near Unionville Center, Union County, Ohio, May 11, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; general solicitor for Ohio Southern Railroad, and for the Dayton and Ironton Railroad; president, Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad; director and general solicitor, Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1896 (Temporary Chair; speaker; chair, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1900, 1904, 1912; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1897-1905; resigned 1905; Vice President of the United States, 1905-09; defeated, 1916; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908, 1916. Died, from renal failure, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., June 4, 1918 (age 66 years, 24 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Loriston Monroe Fairbanks and Mary Adelaide DeForest (Smith) Fairbanks; brother of Newton Hamilton Fairbanks; married, October 6, 1874, to Cornelia Cole Fairbanks (daughter of Philander Blakeslee Cole); first cousin once removed of Merton William Fairbank; second cousin twice removed of Daniel Gott; third cousin once removed of Isaac Davis; third cousin twice removed of Leone Fairbanks Burrell and Douglas Stanley Fairbanks; fourth cousin of Edward Livingston Davis, Wilson Henry Fairbank, John Barnard Fairbank and Alexander Warren Fairbank; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey Mitchell Depew and Livingston Davis; relative *** of Earl Fairbanks.
  Political family: Fairbanks-Adams family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Fairbanks, Alaska is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Moore's Hoosier Cyclopedia (1905)
  John Fairfield (1797-1847) — of Saco, York County, Maine. Born in Saco, York County, Maine, January 30, 1797. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1835-38 (3rd District 1835-37, 4th District 1837-38); resigned 1838; Governor of Maine, 1839-41, 1842-43; defeated, 1840; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1843-47; died in office 1847. Died in Washington, D.C., December 24, 1847 (age 50 years, 328 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, Maine; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Fort Fairfield (old military installation), and the town of Fort Fairfield, Maine, were named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Fairfield (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clyde Edward Fant (1905-1973) — also known as Clyde E. Fant — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Linden, Cass County, Tex., 1905. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1946-54, 1958-70. Baptist. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1973 (age about 68 years). Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
  Clyde Fant Park, along the Red River, in Shreveport, Louisiana, is named for him.
  Herman Daniel Farrell Jr. (1932-2018) — also known as Denny Farrell — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 4, 1932. Democrat. Automobile mechanic; member of New York state assembly, 1975-2017 (74th District 1975-82, 71st District 1983-2017); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1985; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1988, 2004-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; New York Democratic state chair, 2001-06. African ancestry. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 26, 2018 (age 86 years, 111 days). Burial location unknown.
  Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park (opened 1993 as Riverbank State Park; renamed 2017), in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.  — The Herman 'Denny' Farrell Pedestrian Bridge (opened 2017), over the Henry Hudson Parkway and railroad tracks, to Riverside Park, in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Wallace Rider Farrington (1871-1933) — of Hawaii. Born in Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, May 3, 1871. Governor of Hawaii Territory, 1921-29. Congregationalist. Died of heart disease in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, October 6, 1933 (age 62 years, 156 days). Interment at Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Rider Farrington (1830-1897) and Ellen Elizabeth (Holyoke) Farrington; married, October 26, 1896, to Catharine McAlpine Crane; father of Joseph Rider Farrington (1897-1954); second cousin of Edward Silsby Farrington; fourth cousin once removed of Calvin Frisbie.
  Political family: Farrington family of Honolulu, Hawaii (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Farrington High School, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is named for him.  — Farrington Street and Farrington Highway, in Honolulu, Hawaii, are named for him.  — Farrington Hall auditorium (built 1930, demolished in the 1970s), at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Sloat Fassett (1853-1924) — also known as J. Sloat Fassett — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., November 13, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Chemung County District Attorney, 1879-80; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880, 1892, 1904, 1908, 1916; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1884-91; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1888-92; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1891; candidate for Governor of New York, 1891; U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1905-11; defeated, 1910; banker; lumber business. Died in Vancouver, British Columbia, April 21, 1924 (age 70 years, 160 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Newton Pomeroy Fassett and Martha Ellen (Sloat) Fassett; married, February 13, 1879, to Jennie L. Crocker (daughter of Edwin Bryant Crocker; niece of Charles Crocker); fourth cousin once removed of Zenas Ferry Moody and Alfred Clark Chapin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The village of Fassett, Quebec, Canada, is named for him.  — Fassett Elementary School, in Elmira, New York, is named for him.  — Fassett Commons, a building at Elmira College, Elmira, New York, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Jacob Sloat Fassett (built 1944 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Jackson Faulk (1814-1898) — also known as Andrew J. Faulk — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Milford, Pike County, Pa., November 26, 1814. Newspaper publisher; Governor of Dakota Territory, 1866-69. Methodist. Died in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., September 4, 1898 (age 83 years, 282 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Walter Atwood Burleigh.
  Faulk County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  James Herman Faulkner, Sr. (1916-2008) — also known as Jimmy Faulkner — of Bay Minette, Baldwin County, Ala. Born in Lamar County, Ala., March 1, 1916. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; insurance agent; mayor of Bay Minette, Ala., 1941-43; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948, 1952 (alternate); member of Alabama state senate, 1950-54; owned a chain of seven radio stations; bank director. Church of Christ. Died, in Oakwood Nursing Home, Bay Minette, Baldwin County, Ala., August 22, 2008 (age 92 years, 174 days). Interment at Bay Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Henry L. Faulkner and Ebbie (Johnson) Faulkner; married to Evelyn Louise Irwin.
  Faulkner University (founded 1942 as Montgomery Bible College; renamed 1953 as Alabama Christian College; renamed 1985 as Faulkner University), in Montgomery, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Fenner (1771-1846) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., January 22, 1771. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1805-07; Governor of Rhode Island, 1807-11, 1824-31, 1843-45; candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; delegate to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1842. Died April 17, 1846 (age 75 years, 85 days). Interment at North Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Fenner.
  The town of Fenner, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
Reuben E. Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (1819-1885) — also known as Reuben E. Fenton — of Frewsburg, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Carroll, Chautauqua County, N.Y., July 4, 1819. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1853-55, 1857-65 (33rd District 1853-55, 1857-63, 29th District 1863-65); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856; Governor of New York, 1865-69; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868; U.S. Senator from New York, 1869-75. Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y., August 25, 1885 (age 66 years, 52 days). Entombed at Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Fenton and Elsie (Owen) Fenton; married, February 5, 1840, to Jane Frew; married, June 12, 1844, to Elizabeth Scudder; second cousin once removed of Nathaniel Freeman Jr.; third cousin of Benjamin Fessenden and Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin twice removed of Desda Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Peronneau Finley Henderson; fourth cousin once removed of George Champlin, John Baldwin, Levi Yale, Herschel Harrison Hatch and Frank P. Fenton.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Fenton, New York, is named for him.  — The community of Fentonville, New York, is named for him.  — Fenton Hall, at the State University of New York at Fredonia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  James Fentress — of Tennessee. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1814-25; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1815-17, 1819-25. Burial location unknown.
  Fentress County, Tenn. is named for him.
  Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. (1938-2003) — Born in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., May 11, 1938. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1993-2003; died in office 2003. African ancestry. Died in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., June 9, 2003 (age 65 years, 29 days). Burial location unknown.
  The Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse, in Miami, Florida, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (1853-1928) — also known as Woodbridge N. Ferris; "The Big Rapids Schoolmaster"; "The Good Grey Governor" — of Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Mich. Born in a log cabin near Spencer, Tioga County, N.Y., January 6, 1853. Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; founder and president, Ferris Institute, later Ferris State University; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1892; candidate for Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1902; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1907; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President), 1916, 1924; Governor of Michigan, 1913-16; defeated, 1904, 1920; president, Big Rapids Savings Bank; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1923-28; died in office 1928; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, in Washington, D.C., March 23, 1928 (age 75 years, 77 days). Interment at Highland View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Ferris, Jr. and Estella (Reed) Ferris; married 1874 to Helen Frances Gillespie; married 1921 to Mary Ethel McCloud.
  Ferris State University, in Big Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
Elisha P. Ferry Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) — also known as Elisha P. Ferry — of Waukegan, Lake County, Ill.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Monroe County, Mich., August 9, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; postmaster at Waukegan, Ill., 1853-54; village president of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57; mayor of Waukegan, Ill., 1859; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Lake County, 1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Surveyor-General for Washington, 1871; Governor of Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget Sound National Bank; Governor of Washington, 1889-93. French ancestry. Died of pneumonia and congestive heart failure, in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 14, 1895 (age 70 years, 66 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Brother of Lucien Peyre Ferry; married to Sarah Brown Kellog; father of Eliza P. Ferry (who married John Leary); uncle of Clinton Peyre Ferry.
  Political family: Ferry family of Seattle, Washington.
  Ferry County, Wash. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Waukegan
Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) — also known as "The Accidental President" — of East Aurora, Erie County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., January 7, 1800. Whig. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County, 1829-31; U.S. Representative from New York, 1833-35, 1837-43 (32nd District 1833-35, 1837-41, 38th District 1841-43); candidate for Governor of New York, 1844; in 1846, he was one of the founders of the University of Buffalo, originally a medical school; New York state comptroller, 1848-49; Vice President of the United States, 1849-50; President of the United States, 1850-53; defeated, 1852, 1856. Unitarian. English ancestry. Died, after a series of strokes, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 8, 1874 (age 74 years, 60 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe (Millard) Fillmore; married, February 5, 1826, to Abigail Powers (1798-1853) and Abigail Powers (1798-1853); married, February 10, 1858, to Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh; nephew of Calvin Fillmore; third cousin of John Leslie Russell; third cousin once removed of Jonathan Brace, Bela Edgerton, Heman Ticknor, Leslie Wead Russell, Alonzo Mark Leffingwell, Alphonso Alva Hopkins, Charles Hazen Russell and John Clarence Keeler; third cousin twice removed of John Leffingwell Randolph; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew Griswold; fourth cousin of Thomas Kimberly Brace, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, Charles Henry Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton and Eckford Gustavus Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of James Kilbourne, Elijah Abel, Samuel Clesson Allen, Greene Carrier Bronson, Willard J. Chapin, Russell Sage and Samuel Lount Kilbourne.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Edward H. Thompson
  Fillmore counties in Minn. and Neb., and Millard County, Utah, are named for him.
  The city of Fillmore, Utah, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Millard F. Riley — Millard F. McCray — Millard F. Parker — Millard F. Dunlap — Millard F. Voies — Millard F. Cottrell — Millard F. Vores — Millard F. Saunders — Millard F. Tawes — Millard F. Caldwell, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Millard Fillmore: Robert J. Raybach, Millard Fillmore : Biography of a President — Elbert B. Smith, The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  David W. Finney — of Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kan. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1881-85. Burial location unknown.
  Finney County, Kan. is named for him.
  Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) — also known as Fred C. Fischer — of Belleville, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Flat Rock, Wayne County, Mich., November 12, 1879. Republican. School teacher and principal; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54. Methodist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Ridgewood Osteopathic Hospital, Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 20, 1963 (age 83 years, 159 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer; married, June 24, 1908, to Reva Ruthruff.
  Fred C. Fischer Elementary School (built 1957, closed 2011), in Taylor, Michigan, was named for him.  — The former Fred C. Fischer Library, in Belleville, Michigan, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bert Fish (1875-1943) — of DeLand, Volusia County, Fla. Born in Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind., October 8, 1875. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; county judge in Florida, 1910-17, 1931-33; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1933-38; Saudi Arabia, 1939-41; Portugal, 1941-43, died in office 1943. German and English ancestry. Member, Sigma Nu. Died in Lisbon, Portugal, July 21, 1943 (age 67 years, 286 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Fish and Sarah M. (Lee) Fish.
  Fish Memorial Hospital (later, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial; now, AdventHealth Fish Memorial), Orange City, Florida, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "An educator and philanthropist, a judge and outstanding statesman, who died while on duty, in the service of his country."
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794-1839) — also known as S. Rhoads Fisher — of Texas. Born in Pennsylvania, December 31, 1794. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Matagorda, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of the Navy, 1836-37. Died March 14, 1839 (age 44 years, 73 days). Interment at Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Tex.
  Fisher County, Tex. is named for him.
  Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890) — also known as Clinton B. Fisk — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich.; New Jersey. Born in York, Livingston County, N.Y., December 8, 1828. Merchant; miller; banker; insurance business; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1888. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 9, 1890 (age 61 years, 213 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Bigford e Fisk and Lydia (Aldrich) Fisk; married 1850 to Jeannette Crippen.
  Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, is named for him.  — Clinton B. Fisk Avenue, in Westerleigh, Staten Island, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Edwin H. Fitler Edwin Henry Fitler (1825-1896) — also known as Edwin H. Fitler — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Kensington (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., December 2, 1825. Republican. Rope and cordage manufacturer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1887-91; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888. German ancestry. Died in Torresdale, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 31, 1896 (age 70 years, 181 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William Fitler and Elizabeth (Wonderly) Fitler; married 1850 to Josephine R. Baker; great-grandfather of Margaretta Large Fitler (who married Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller).
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Wise-Sergeant-Rockefeller family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Edwin H. Fitler School (built 1897-98), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — Fitler Square, a public park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 1888
  John Francis Fitzgerald (1863-1950) — also known as John F. Fitzgerald; "Honey Fitz" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 11, 1863. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1893-94; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1895-1901, 1919 (9th District 1895-1901, 10th District 1919); mayor of Boston, Mass., 1906-08, 1910-14; defeated, 1907; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912 (speaker), 1932; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1916; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1922; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Catholic. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 2, 1950 (age 87 years, 233 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna (Cox) Fitzgerald; married, September 18, 1889, to Josephine Mary Hannon; father of Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (who married Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.); grandfather of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy (who married Jaqueline Lee Bouvier), Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; great-grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy.
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  The John F. Fitzgerald Expressway (also known as the Central Artery, Interstate 93, U.S. Highway 1, and Route 3), in Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles W. Flanagan Charles W. Flanagan (c.1934-1995) — of Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Fla. Born about 1934. Republican. Mayor of Pembroke Pines, Fla., 1971-76, 1982-95; died in office 1995; candidate for Florida state house of representatives 96th District, 1978. Catholic. Died, from cancer, in Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Fla., January 20, 1995 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charles W. Flanagan High School (opened 1996), in Pembroke Pines, Florida, is named for him.
  Image source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, March 1, 1990
  Frank Putnam Flint (1862-1929) — also known as Frank P. Flint — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in North Reading, Middlesex County, Mass., July 15, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896 (alternate), 1920, 1928; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1897-1901; U.S. Senator from California, 1905-11. While on a world tour, died on the ocean liner President Polk, probably in the South China Sea, while approaching Manila, Philippines, February 11, 1929 (age 66 years, 211 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Eaton Flint and Althea Louise (Hewes) Flint; brother of Motley H. Flint; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Dexter Sprague.
  Political family: Flint-Bache family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Flintridge (now part of La Canada Flintridge, California), was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) — also known as Daniel J. Flood — of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pa., November 26, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53, 1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Delta Sigma Rho; Lions; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Charged in 1979 with taking bribes; a trial resulted in a hung jury; resigned from the House in 1980; pleaded guilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy to violate federal campaign finance laws, and sentenced to one year probation. Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., May 28, 1994 (age 90 years, 183 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick F. Flood and Sarah (McCarthy) Flood.
  The Daniel J. Flood Elementary School (opened 1967), in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lucy Louisa Flower (1837-1921) — also known as Lucy L. Flower; Lucy Louisa Coues; "The Mother of the Juvenile Court" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 10, 1837. Republican. School teacher; social reformer; founder of nursing school; advocate for the creation of a "parental court" to handle cases of delinquent children; her efforts led to the world's first juvenile court legislation, which created the Chicago Juvenile Court in 1899; University of Illinois trustee; elected 1894. Female. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., April 27, 1921 (age 83 years, 352 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, September 4, 1862, to James Monroe Flower; mother of Harriet Flower (daughter-in-law of John Villiers Farwell) and Elliott Flower.
  Political family: Farwell family of Chicago, Illinois (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lucy Flower Park, on West Moffat Street, and Lucy Flower Technical High School (opened, 1911; moved to new building, 1927; renamed Flower Vocational High School, 1956; renamed Lucy Flower Career Academy High School, 1995; closed, 2003), both in Chicago, Illinois, were named for her.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Roswell P. Flower Roswell Pettibone Flower (1835-1899) — also known as Roswell P. Flower — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Theresa, Jefferson County, N.Y., August 7, 1835. Democrat. Jeweler; banker; U.S. Representative from New York, 1881-83, 1889-91 (11th District 1881-83, 12th District 1889-91); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888 (speaker), 1892, 1896; Governor of New York, 1892-95. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Eastport, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., May 12, 1899 (age 63 years, 278 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.; statue at Washington Street Median, Watertown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Monroe Flower and Mary Ann Flower.
  The Flower Memorial Library (opened 1904), in Watertown, New York, is named for him.  — Lake Flower, in Franklin and Essex counties, New York, is named for him.  — The town of Roswell, now part of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  John Floyd (1769-1839) — of Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga. Born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., October 3, 1769. Planter; shipbuilder; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1820-27; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1827-29. Slaveowner. Died near Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga., June 24, 1839 (age 69 years, 264 days). Interment at Floyd Family Cemetery, Woodbine, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Floyd and Mary (Fendin) Floyd; married, December 12, 1793, to Isabella Maria Hazzard; great-grandfather of William Gibbs McAdoo.
  Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Floyd County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Floyd (1783-1837) — of Newbern, Pulaski County, Va. Born in Jefferson County, Ky., April 24, 1783. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1810; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1817-29 (5th District 1817-21, 20th District 1821-29); Governor of Virginia, 1830-34; received 11 electoral votes for President, 1832. Slaveowner. Died in Sweetsprings, Monroe County, Va (now W.Va.), August 17, 1837 (age 54 years, 115 days). Interment at Lewis Family Cemetery, Sweetsprings, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Floyd (1750-1783) and Sallie Jane (Buchanan) Floyd; half-brother of James Douglas Breckinridge; married 1804 to Letitia Preston (daughter of William Preston; sister of Francis Smith Preston and James Patton Preston); father of John Buchanan Floyd, George Rogers Clark Floyd and Nicketti Buchanan Floyd (who married John Warfield Johnston); first cousin twice removed of Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr..
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Johnston-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Floyd County, Ind. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863) — also known as John B. Floyd — of Virginia. Born in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Va., June 1, 1806. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1847-48; Governor of Virginia, 1849-52; U.S. Secretary of War, 1857-60; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died near Abingdon, Washington County, Va., August 26, 1863 (age 57 years, 86 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Letitia (Preston) Floyd and John Floyd; brother of George Rogers Clark Floyd and Nicketti Buchanan Floyd (who married John Warfield Johnston); married to Sarah 'Sally' Preston; adoptive father of Eliza M. Johnston (who married Robert William Hughes); nephew of Francis Smith Preston, James Patton Preston and James Douglas Breckinridge; grandson of William Preston; first cousin of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell and John Smith Preston; first cousin once removed of John Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; second cousin of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; second cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864) and Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925).
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John B. Floyd (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Anson Floyd (1734-1821) — also known as William Floyd — of New York. Born in Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., December 17, 1734. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-77, 1778-83; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New York state senate, 1777-88, 1807-08 (Southern District 1777-88, Western District 1807-08); member of New York council of appointment, 1787; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1789-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Westernville, Oneida County, N.Y., August 4, 1821 (age 86 years, 230 days). Interment at Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Westernville, N.Y.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Tabitha (Smith) Floyd and Nicoll Floyd (1705-1755); married, August 23, 1760, to Hannah Jones; married, May 16, 1784, to Joanna Strong; father of Nicoll Floyd (1762-1852); grandfather of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge, David Gelston Floyd and John Gelston Floyd; granduncle of Charles Albert Floyd; third cousin once removed of Martin Keeler; third cousin twice removed of Stephen Hiram Keeler and Daniel Darling Whitney; third cousin thrice removed of Alfred Walstein Bangs and John Clarence Keeler.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Floyd, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
James E. Folsom James Elisha Folsom (1908-1987) — also known as James E. Folsom; "Big Jim"; "Kissin' Jim" — of Alabama. Born in Coffee County, Ala., October 9, 1908. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944; Governor of Alabama, 1947-51, 1955-59. Died, of a heart attack, in Alabama, November 21, 1987 (age 79 years, 43 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery, Cullman, Ala.
  Relatives: Father of James Elisha Folsom Jr.; uncle of Cornelia Ellis Snively (who married George Corley Wallace Jr.).
  Political family: Wallace-Folsom family of Montgomery, Alabama.
  The Jim Folsom Bridge (built 1958), on U.S. 84, crossing the Tombigbee River near Coffeeville, from Clarke County to Choctaw County, Alabama, was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Cullman Democrat, September 19, 1946
  Henry Stuart Foote (1804-1880) — also known as Henry S. Foote; "Hangman Foote" — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; San Francisco, Calif.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Fauquier County, Va., February 28, 1804. Lawyer; co-founder of LaGrange College, which later became the University of North Alabama; fought four duels; fled Alabama in 1830 to escape prosecution for dueling; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1847-52; exchanged blows with Thomas Hart Benton on the floor of the U.S. Senate; Governor of Mississippi, 1852-54; Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; expelled from the Confederate Congress in early 1865 for going North on an unauthorized peace mission; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1876. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., May 19, 1880 (age 76 years, 81 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Helm Foote and Helen Gibbon (Stuart) Foote; married, March 22, 1827, to Elizabeth Winters; married, June 15, 1859, to Rachel Douglas Boyd.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry S. Foote (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Joseph B. Foraker Joseph Benson Foraker (1846-1917) — also known as Joseph B. Foraker; "Fire Alarm Foraker" — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born near Rainsboro, Highland County, Ohio, July 5, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; superior court judge in Ohio, 1879-82; Governor of Ohio, 1886-90; defeated, 1883, 1889; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896, 1900, 1904; speaker, 1888, 1896; chair, Resolutions Committee, chair, 1896; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1897-1909; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 10, 1917 (age 70 years, 309 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, October 4, 1870, to Julia Ann Paine Bundy (daughter of Hezekiah Sanford Bundy).
  Political family: Foraker-Bundy family of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Mount Foraker, the third highest peak in the United States, in Denali Borough, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
Gerald R. Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) — also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 14, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned 1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Forty and Eight; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Humane Society; Elks; American Bar Association. Shot at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1999. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., December 26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165 days). Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas G. Ford Sr.; married, October 15, 1948, to Betty Warren.
  Political family: Ford family of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon — L. William Seidman
  The Gerald R. Ford Freeway (I-196), in Kent, Ottawa, and Allegan counties, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Gerald R. Ford International Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Gerald R. Ford Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Gerald R. Ford: A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford (1983)
  Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier, Gerald R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography — James Cannon, Time and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History — Douglas Brinkley, Gerald R. Ford
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Thomas Ford (1800-1850) — of Ogle County, Ill. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., December 5, 1800. Democrat. State court judge in Illinois, 1837; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1841-42; Governor of Illinois, 1842-46. Died in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., November 3, 1850 (age 49 years, 333 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
  Ford County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) — also known as "Wizard of the Saddle" — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born near Chapel Hill, Bedford County (now Marshall County), Tenn., July 13, 1821. Democrat. Cotton planter; slave trader; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; in April 1864, after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, Confederate troops under his command massacred African-American Union soldiers, not accepting them as prisoners, since the Confederacy refused to recognize ex-slaves as legitimate combatants; this event, seen as a war crime, sparked outrage across the North, and a congressional inquiry; in 1867, he became involved in the Ku Klux Klan and was elected Grand Wizard; the organization used violent tactics to intimidate Black voters and suppress their votes; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868; in 1869, he had a change of heart, and issued a letter ordering that the Klan be dissolved and its costumes destroyed; he went on to denounce the group and its crimes; in 1875, he gave a "friendly speech" to a meeting of an African-American organization in Memphis, calling for peace, harmony, and economic advancement of former slaves; for this speech, he was vehemently denounced in the Southern press. English ancestry. Member, Ku Klux Klan. After his death, he became a folk hero among white Southerners, particularly during the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws in the early 20th century, and later, in reaction to the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Slaveowner. Died, from complications of diabetes, in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., October 29, 1877 (age 56 years, 108 days). Original interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; reinterment in 1904 at Health Sciences Park, Memphis, Tenn.; memorial monument at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.; memorial monument at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of William B. Forrest and Miriam (Beck) Forrest; married 1845 to Mary Ann Montgomery.
  Forrest County, Miss. is named for him.
  The city of Forrest City, Arkansas, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Nathan B. Forrest (built 1943 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Forsyth (c.1775-1814) — of North Carolina. Born about 1775. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1807. Died in 1814 (age about 39 years). Burial location unknown.
  Forsyth County, N.C. is named for him.
  John Forsyth (1780-1841) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., October 22, 1780. Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia state attorney general, 1808; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1813-18, 1823-27 (at-large 1813-18, 1823-25, 2nd District 1825-27, at-large 1827); resigned 1827; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1818-19, 1829-34; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1819-23; Governor of Georgia, 1827-29; U.S. Secretary of State, 1834-41. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., October 21, 1841 (age 60 years, 364 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Moriah Forsythe and Fanny (Johnston) Forsythe; married, May 12, 1802, to Clara Meigs (daughter of Josiah Meigs); father of John Forsyth Jr..
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Forsyth County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Abiel Foster (1735-1806) — of Canterbury, Rockingham County (now Merrimack County), N.H. Born in Andover, Essex County, Mass., August 8, 1735. Pastor; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1783-85; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1784-88; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-91, 1795-1803; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1792-95 (Rockingham County 1792-94, 4th District 1794-95). Died in Canterbury, Merrimack County, N.H., February 6, 1806 (age 70 years, 182 days). Interment at Center Cemetery, Canterbury, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Foster and Elizabeth (Abbott) Foster; married 1761 to Hanna Badger; married 1769 to Mary Wise Rogers.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Abiel Foster (built 1941 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John W. Foster John Watson Foster (1836-1917) — also known as John W. Foster — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind.; Washington, D.C. Born in Pike County, Ind., March 2, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868; postmaster at Evansville, Ind., 1869-73; Indiana Republican state chair, 1872; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1873-80; Russia, 1880-81; Spain, 1883-85; U.S. Secretary of State, 1892-93. Presbyterian. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., November 15, 1917 (age 81 years, 258 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Watson Foster and Eleanor (Johnson) Foster; married 1859 to Mary Parke McFerson; father of Eleanor Foster (who married Robert Lansing); grandfather of John Foster Dulles and Allen Welsh Dulles.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Foster-Dulles family of Watertown and New York City, New York; Wanamaker-Welsh-Dulles-Brown family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John W. Foster (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Theodore Foster (1752-1828) — of Rhode Island. Born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., April 29, 1752. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1776, 1812-16; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1790-1803. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., January 13, 1828 (age 75 years, 259 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Brother of Dwight Foster (1757-1823); uncle of Alfred Dwight Foster; granduncle of Dwight Foster (1828-1884).
  Political family: Foster-Baldwin family of Brookfield, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Foster, Rhode Island, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Henry Hammill Fowler (1908-2000) — also known as Henry H. Fowler; Joe Fowler — of Alexandria, Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., September 5, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1956, 1960 (alternate); U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1965-69. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Pi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of pneumonia, in a nursing home at Falls Church, Va., January 3, 2000 (age 91 years, 120 days). Interment at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Mack Johnson Fowler and Bertha (Browning) Fowler; married, October 19, 1938, to Trudye Pamela Hathcote.
  Fowler House (office buiding, built 1940, named for Fowler in the 1960s, renamed Connell House 2003), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) — also known as "Silence Dogood"; "Anthony Afterwit"; "Poor Richard"; "Alice Addertongue"; "Polly Baker"; "Harry Meanwell"; "Timothy Turnstone"; "Martha Careful"; "Benevolus"; "Caelia Shortface" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 17, 1706. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; U.S. Postmaster General, 1775-76; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S. Minister to France, 1778-85; Sweden, 1782-83; President of Pennsylvania, 1785-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Deist. Member, Freemasons; American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Famed for his experiments with electricity; invented bifocal glasses and the harmonica. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 17, 1790 (age 84 years, 90 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1856 at Old City Hall Grounds, Boston, Mass.; statue at La Arcata Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Lee (Folger) Franklin; married, September 1, 1730, to Deborah Read; father of Sarah 'Sally' Franklin (who married Richard Bache); uncle of Franklin Davenport; grandfather of Richard Bache Jr. and Deborah Franklin Bache (who married William John Duane); great-grandfather of Alexander Dallas Bache, Mary Blechenden Bache (who married Robert John Walker) and Sophia Arabella Bache (who married William Wallace Irwin); second great-grandfather of Robert Walker Irwin; fifth great-grandfather of Daniel Baugh Brewster and Elise du Pont; first cousin four times removed of Charles James Folger, Benjamin Dexter Sprague and Wharton Barker; first cousin six times removed of Thomas Mott Osborne; first cousin seven times removed of Charles Devens Osborne and Lithgow Osborne; second cousin five times removed of George Hammond Parshall.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Jonathan Williams
  Franklin counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Mass., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., Vt., Va. and Wash. are named for him.
  Mount Franklin, in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The minor planet 5102 Benfranklin (discovered 1986), is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Benjamin F. Butler — Benjamin F. Hallett — Benjamin F. Wade — Benjamin Franklin Wallace — Benjamin Cromwell Franklin — Benjamin Franklin Perry — Benjamin Franklin Robinson — Benjamin F. Randolph — Benjamin Franklin Massey — Benjamin F. Rawls — Benjamin Franklin Leiter — Benjamin Franklin Thomas — Benjamin F. Hall — Benjamin F. Angel — Benjamin Franklin Ross — Benjamin F. Flanders — Benjamin F. Bomar — Benjamin Franklin Hellen — Benjamin F. Mudge — Benjamin F. Butler — Benjamin F. Loan — Benjamin F. Simpson — Benjamin Franklin Terry — Benjamin Franklin Junkin — Benjamin F. Partridge — B. F. Langworthy — Benjamin F. Harding — Benjamin Mebane — B. F. Whittemore — Benjamin Franklin Bradley — Benjamin Franklin Claypool — Benjamin Franklin Saffold — Benjamin F. Coates — B. Franklin Martin — Benjamin Franklin Howey — Benjamin F. Martin — Benjamin Franklin Rice — Benjamin F. Randolph — Benjamin F. Hopkins — Benjamin F. Tracy — Benjamin Franklin Briggs — Benjamin F. Grady — Benjamin F. Farnham — Benjamin F. Meyers — Benjamin Franklin White — Benjamin Franklin Prescott — Benjamin F. Jonas — B. Franklin Fisher — Benjamin Franklin Potts — Benjamin F. Funk — Benjamin F. Marsh — Frank B. Arnold — Benjamin F. Heckert — Benjamin F. Bradley — Benjamin F. Howell — Benjamin Franklin Miller — Benjamin F. Mahan — Ben Franklin Caldwell — Benjamin Franklin Tilley — Benjamin F. Hackney — B. F. McMillan — Benjamin F. Shively — B. Frank Hires — B. Frank Mebane — B. Frank Murphy — Benjamin F. Starr — Benjamin Franklin Jones, Jr. — Benjamin F. Welty — Benjamin F. Jones — Benjamin Franklin Boley — Ben Franklin Looney — Benjamin F. Bledsoe — Benjamin Franklin Williams — B. Frank Kelley — Benjamin Franklin Butler — Benjamin F. James — Frank B. Heintzleman — Benjamin F. Feinberg — B. Franklin Bunn — Ben F. Cameron — Ben F. Blackmon — B. Frank Whelchel — B. F. Merritt, Jr. — Ben F. Hornsby — Ben Dillingham II
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. $100 bill, and formerly on the U.S. half dollar coin (1948-63).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin — An Account of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place (1744)
  Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin — Edmund S. Morgan, Benjamin Franklin — Stacy Schiff, A Great Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth of America — Gordon S. Wood, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin — Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin : An American Life — Carl Van Doren, Benjamin Franklin — Philip Dray, Stealing God's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (1805-1873) — of Texas. Born in 1805. State court judge in Texas, 1836; member of Texas state senate, 1845. Died in 1873 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Franklin County, Tex. is named for him.
  Robert Haines Frazier (1899-1978) — also known as Robert H. Frazier — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., January 8, 1899. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Greensboro, N.C., 1951-55. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Society for International Law; Sons of the American Revolution; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis. Died in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., August 21, 1978 (age 79 years, 225 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Pickett Frazier and Lucetta (Churchill) Frazier; brother of Cyrus Clifford Frazier, Sr.; married, July 16, 1958, to Florence Hyde (daughter of Laurance Mastick Hyde).
  Political family: Hyde family of Princeton, Missouri (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Frazier Hall, at North Carolina A. & T. State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William S. Freeborn (1816-1900) — of Minnesota. Born in Iowa, 1816. Member Minnesota territorial council 4th District, 1854-57. Died in 1900 (age about 84 years). Interment at San Luis Cemetery, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
  Freeborn County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Irving C. Freese (b. 1903) — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in East Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., February 19, 1903. Socialist. Photographer; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Norwalk, 1946; mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1947-55, 1957-59; defeated, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth E. Hutchinson (niece of Jasper McLevy).
  Irving Freese Park, in Norwalk, Connecticut, is named for him.
John C. Fremont John Charles Frémont (1813-1890) — also known as "The Pathfinder"; "The Champion of Freedom" — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., January 21, 1813. Republican. Explorer; Military Governor of California, 1847; arrested for mutiny, 1847; court-martialed; found guilty of mutiny, disobedience, and conduct prejudicial to order; penalty remitted by Pres. James K. Polk; U.S. Senator from California, 1850-51; candidate for President of the United States, 1856; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1878-81; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888. Episcopalian. French ancestry. Died, of peritonitis, in a hotel room at New York, New York County, N.Y., July 13, 1890 (age 77 years, 173 days). Original interment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1891 at Rockland Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jean Charles Frémont and Ann Whiting (Pryor) Frémont; married, October 19, 1841, to Jessie Benton (daughter of Thomas Hart Benton).
  Political families: Benton family of Missouri and Tennessee; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Selah Hill
  Fremont County, Colo., Fremont County, Idaho, Fremont County, Iowa and Fremont County, Wyo. are named for him.
  Fremont Peak, in Monterey County and San Benito County, California, is named for him.  — Fremont Peak, in Coconino County, Arizona, is named for him.  — The city of Fremont, California, is named for him.  — The city of Fremont, Ohio, is named for him.  — The city of Fremont, Nebraska, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John C. Fremont (built 1941 at Terminal Island, California; mined and wrecked in Manila Bay, Philippines, 1945) was named for him.
  Politician named for him: John F. Hill
  Campaign slogan (1856): "Free Soil, Free Men, Fremont."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by John C. Fremont: Memoirs of My Life and Times
  Books about John C. Fremont: Tom Chaffin, Pathfinder: John Charles Fremont and the Course of American Empire — David Roberts, A Newer World : Kit Carson, John C. Fremont and the Claiming of the American West — Andrew Rolle, John Charles Fremont: Character As Destiny
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Melville Weston Fuller (1833-1910) — also known as Melville W. Fuller — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 11, 1833. Democrat. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County, 1862; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1863; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1876, 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee); Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-1910; died in office 1910. Episcopalian. Died in Sorrento, Hancock County, Maine, July 4, 1910 (age 77 years, 143 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Father of Mildred Fuller (who married Hugh Campbell Wallace).
  Cross-reference: Stephen A. Day
  Fuller Park (opened about 1914), in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Melville W. Fuller: James W. Ely, Jr., The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910
  Thomas Oscar Fuller Sr. (1867-1942) — also known as Thomas O. Fuller, Sr. — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C.; Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Franklinton, Franklin County, N.C., October 25, 1867. Minister; member of North Carolina state senate; elected 1898; historian. African ancestry. Member, NAACP. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., June 21, 1942 (age 74 years, 239 days). Interment at New Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of J. Henderson Fuller and Mary Eliza Fuller.
  T.O. Fuller State Park, in Memphis, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Savin Fulton (1795-1844) — also known as William S. Fulton — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Cecil County, Md., June 2, 1795. Democrat. Secretary of Arkansas Territory, 1829-35; Governor of Arkansas Territory, 1835-36; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1836-44; died in office 1844. Slaveowner. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., August 15, 1844 (age 49 years, 74 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Fulton County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824-1905) — also known as Robert W. Furnas — of Brownville, Nemaha County, Neb. Born in Miami County, Ohio, May 5, 1824. Republican. Printer; farmer; member of Nebraska territorial legislature, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75; Governor of Nebraska, 1873-75. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died June 1, 1905 (age 81 years, 27 days). Interment at Brownville Cemetery, Brownville, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of William Furnas and Martha (Jenkins) Furnas; married, October 29, 1845, to Mary E. McComas; married to Susannah (Emswiler) Jameson.
  Furnas County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  James Gadsden (1788-1858) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., May 15, 1788. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Florida state legislature, 1840; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1853-56. Negotiated the treaty which led to the Gadsden Purchase, which added 30,000 square miles to the U.S. (parts of southern Arizona and New Mexico). Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 25, 1858 (age 70 years, 224 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Gadsden and Catherine (Edwards) Gadsden; brother of John Gadsden; grandson of Christopher Gadsden; granduncle of Philip Henry Gadsden; first cousin thrice removed of Oscar Hampton Ballard; first cousin four times removed of Harry R. Pauley.
  Political family: Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph family of West Virginia and South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Gadsden County, Fla. is named for him.
  The city of Gadsden, Alabama, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Taylor Gaines (1776-1856) — also known as James Gaines — of Texas. Born in 1776. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Sabine, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Shelby, Sabine and Harrison, 1840-42. Died in Quartsburg, Mariposa County, Calif., 1856 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Gaines County, Tex. is named for him.
  John Pollard Gaines (1795-1857) — Born in Augusta County, Va., September 22, 1795. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky state legislature, 1830; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1847-49; Governor of Oregon Territory, 1850-53. Slaveowner. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., December 9, 1857 (age 62 years, 78 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John P. Gaines (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; broke in two and sank in the North Pacific Ocean, 1943) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Gale (1756-1815) — of Maryland. Born in Somerset County, Md., June 3, 1756. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1784; member of Maryland state senate, 1784-90; state court judge in Maryland, 1785-86; U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Cecil County, Md., January 2, 1815 (age 58 years, 213 days). Interment at St. Mark's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Aiken, Md.
  Relatives: Father of Levin Gale.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Gale (built 1942 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Joseph Gales Joseph Gales Jr. (1786-1860) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Eckington, Derbyshire, England, April 10, 1786. Newspaper publisher; mayor of Washington, D.C., 1827-30. Died in Washington, D.C., July 21, 1860 (age 74 years, 102 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Gales and Winifred (Marshall) Gales; brother of Sarah Weston Gales (who married of William Winston Seaton); married to Sarah Juliana Maria Lee.
  Gales School (built 1881; used as a school until 1944; now houses the Central Union Mission), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  Epitaph: "For more than half a century, the leading editor of the National Intelligencer: a journalist of the highest integrity, ability, and accomplishments."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Perley's Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis (1886)
Albert Gallatin Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) — also known as Abraham Albert Alphonse de Gallatin — of Fayette County, Pa.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 1761. Democrat. Delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1790-92; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1793-94; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1795-1801; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1801-14; U.S. Minister to France, 1815-23; Great Britain, 1826-27. Swiss ancestry. Died in Astoria, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., August 12, 1849 (age 88 years, 195 days). Entombed at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Treasury Building Grounds, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jean Gallatin and Sophia Albertina Rolaz du Rosey Gallatin; married 1789 to Sophie Allègre; married, November 11, 1793, to Hannah Nicholson; second great-grandfather of May Preston Davie; cousin by marriage of Joseph Hopper Nicholson.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Davie family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: John L. Dawson
  Gallatin counties in Ill., Ky. and Mont. are named for him.
  The city of Gallatin, Tennessee, is named for him.  — The village of Galatia, Illinois, is named for him.  — The Gallatin River, which flows through Gallatin County, Montana, is named for him.  — Gallatin Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Albert Gallatin (built 1941 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; torpedoed and sunk 1944 in the Arabian Sea) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Albert Galliton Harrison — Albert G. Jewett — Albert G. Hawes — Albert G. Wakefield — Albert Gallatin Talbott — Albert G. Dow — Albert G. Dole — Albert Gallatin Kellogg — Albert Gallatin Marchand — Albert G. Brown — Albert G. Brodhead, Jr. — Albert G. Allison — Albert G. Riddle — Albert Galiton Watkins — Albert G. Porter — Albert Gallatin Egbert — Albert Gallatin Jenkins — Albert Gallatin Calvert — Albert G. Lawrence — Albert G. Foster — Albert G. Simms
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500 note in 1862-63.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Albert Gallatin: John Austin Stevens, Albert Gallatin: An American Statesman — L. B. Kuppenheimer, Albert Gallatin's Vision of Democratic Stability — Nicholas Dungan, Gallatin: America's Swiss Founding Father — Raymond Walters, Albert Gallatin: Jeffersonian Financier and Diplomat
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Jacob Harold Gallinger (1837-1918) — also known as Jacob H. Gallinger — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Cornwall, Ontario, March 28, 1837. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1872-73, 1891; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1878-80 (4th District 1878-79, 10th District 1879-80); New Hampshire Republican state chair, 1882-90, 1898-1907; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1885-89; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1888, 1900, 1904, 1908; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1891-1918; died in office 1918; member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1902-04. Died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., August 17, 1918 (age 81 years, 142 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Gallinger and Catherine (Cook) Gallinger; married 1860 to Mary Anna Bailey.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jacob H. Gallinger (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; wrecked 1967, scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Internet Movie Database profile
  Dean Anderson Gallo (1935-1994) — also known as Dean A. Gallo — of West Orange, Essex County, N.J.; Parsippany, Morris County, N.J. Born in Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J., November 23, 1935. Republican. Realtor; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1976-84; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1985-94; died in office 1994. Methodist. Died, of prostate cancer, in Denville, Morris County, N.J., November 6, 1994 (age 58 years, 348 days). Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: Bob Franks
  The Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center, at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, is partly named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Addison Gardiner (1797-1883) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rindge, Cheshire County, N.H., March 19, 1797. Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe County District Attorney, 1825; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1845-47; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1847-55; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1854-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., June 5, 1883 (age 86 years, 78 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Brother of Louisa Gardiner (who married Elijah Rhoades).
  The town of Gardiner, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Joseph Gardner (1819-1892) — also known as Henry J. Gardner — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., June 14, 1819. Dry goods merchant; Governor of Massachusetts, 1855-58; defeated (American), 1857. Died in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., July 21, 1892 (age 73 years, 37 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Gardner (1779-1858) and Clarissa (Holbrook) Gardner; married 1843 to Helen Elizabeth Cobb; grandson of Henry Gardner (born c.1740).
  The city of Gardner, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Washington Gardner (1845-1928) — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Morrow County, Ohio, February 16, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; college professor; secretary of state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1916. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Royal Arcanum. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., March 31, 1928 (age 83 years, 44 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John L. Gardner and Sarah (Goodin) Gardner; married 1871 to Anna Powers.
  Washington Gardner High School (opened 1928; became Junior High School in 1950s; acquired by Albion College 2011; now under renovation as Body and Soul Center), in Albion, Michigan, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry Augustus Garfield (1863-1942) — also known as Harry A. Garfield; Hal Garfield — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J.; Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, October 11, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; university professor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904; president of Williams College, 1908-34; U.S. Fuel Administrator, 1917-19. Member, American Political Science Association; Loyal Legion. Died in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., December 12, 1942 (age 79 years, 62 days). Interment at Williams College Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of James Abram Garfield and Lucretia Garfield; brother of James Rudolph Garfield; married 1888 to Belle Hartford Mason; fourth great-grandson of Peleg Sanford; first cousin twice removed of Stephen Daniel Tilden; second cousin once removed of Daniel Rose Tilden and Edwin Carpenter Pinney; third cousin of Claude Carpenter Pinney; third cousin once removed of Harold B. Pinney; fourth cousin once removed of Eli Thayer.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Harry A. Garfield (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; transferred to the Belgian government and renamed Belgian Dynasty; scrapped 1965) was originally named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Harry A. Garfield: Lucretia Garfield Comer, Harry Garfield's First Forty Years: Man Of Action In A Troubled World
James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) — also known as James A. Garfield — of Hiram, Portage County, Ohio. Born in a log cabin near Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 19, 1831. Republican. Lawyer; college professor; president, Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member of Ohio state senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81; President of the United States, 1881; died in office 1881. Disciples of Christ. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Delta Upsilon. Shot by the assassin Charles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from the effects of the wound and infection, in Elberon, Monmouth County, N.J., September 19, 1881 (age 49 years, 304 days). Entombed at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 at Garfield Circle, Washington, D.C.; statue at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Abram Garfield and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield; married, November 11, 1858, to Lucretia Rudolph; father of Harry Augustus Garfield and James Rudolph Garfield; fourth cousin of Eli Thayer; fourth cousin once removed of John Alden Thayer.
  Political families: Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: William S. Maynard
  Garfield counties in Colo., Mont., Neb., Okla., Utah and Wash. are named for him.
  Garfield Mountain, in the Cascade Range, King County, Washington, is named for him.  — The city of Garfield, New Jersey, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: James G. Stewart
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 gold certificate in 1898-1905.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about James A. Garfield: Allan Peskin, Garfield: A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke, The Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
Augustus H. Garland Augustus Hill Garland (1832-1899) — also known as Augustus H. Garland — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Tipton County, Tenn., June 11, 1832. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas; delegate to Arkansas secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress 3rd District, 1862-64; Senator from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1868; Governor of Arkansas, 1874-77; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1877-85; U.S. Attorney General, 1885-89. Slaveowner. Died suddenly while arguing a case before the Supreme Court, in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., January 26, 1899 (age 66 years, 229 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Brother of Rufus King Garland.
  Garland County, Ark. is named for him.
  The city of Garland, Texas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945) — also known as Samuel M. Garland — of Lebanon, Linn County, Ore. Born in Amherst, Amherst County, Va., January 31, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent, Umatilla reservation Indian schools; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1904 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; Honorary Vice-President); member of Oregon state senate, 1917-25. Suffered an accidental fall in his home, sustained a chest injury, and died a week later from hypostatic pneumonia, in Lebanon General Hospital, Lebanon, Linn County, Ore., November 3, 1945 (age 84 years, 276 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lebanon, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. James Powell Garland and Lucy Virginia (Braxton) Garland; married, October 12, 1892, to Isabella LeRoy Kirkpatrick; grandson of Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880); great-grandson of David Shepherd Garland; second great-grandnephew of Patrick Henry; second cousin twice removed of Valentine Wood Southall, William Campbell Preston and John Smith Preston; third cousin of Daniel Micajah Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Stephen Valentine Southall, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; fourth cousin of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge.
  Political family: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Garland Bridge, which takes Santiam Highway (US-20) over the South Santiam River, in Linn County, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ettie Garner (1869-1948) — also known as Mariette Elizabeth Rheiner — Born in Sabinal, Uvalde County, Tex., July 17, 1869. Democrat. Second Lady of the United States, 1933-41. Female. Swiss ancestry. Died, from Parkinson's disease, in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Tex., September 17, 1948 (age 79 years, 62 days). Interment at Uvalde Cemetery, Uvalde, Tex.
  Relatives: Daughter of Johann Peter Rheiner and Mary Elizabeth (Watson) Rheiner; married, November 25, 1895, to John Nance Garner.
  Ettie R. Garner Hall, at Southwest Texas Junior College, Uvalde, Texas, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James Garrard (1749-1822) — Born in Stafford County, Va., January 14, 1749. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1779; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; Governor of Kentucky, 1796-1804. Baptist. Died in Bourbon County, Ky., January 19, 1822 (age 73 years, 5 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Bourbon County, Ky.
  Garrard County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927) — of Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born near Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill., October 8, 1846. Lawyer; banker; DuPage County Judge, 1882-90; mayor of Wheaton, Ill., 1890-92; founder (1901) and president (1901-11), U.S. Steel. Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 15, 1927 (age 80 years, 311 days). Entombed at Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill.
  The city of Gary, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry T. Gast Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as Harry Gast — of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., September 19, 1920. Republican. Supervisor of Lincoln Township, Michigan, 1960; member of Michigan state house of representatives 43rd District, 1971-78; member of Michigan state senate, 1978-99 (22nd District 1978-94, 20th District 1995-99). Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harry Gast Parkway, a portion of highway M-63, in Berrien County, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
William Gaston William Gaston (1778-1844) — of North Carolina. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., September 19, 1778. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1810; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 4th District 1815-17). Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., January 23, 1844 (age 65 years, 126 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  Gaston County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  Horatio Gates (1726-1806) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in 1726. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1800-01. Died in 1806 (age about 80 years). Interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Gates County, N.C. is named for him.
William J. Gaynor William Jay Gaynor (1849-1913) — also known as William J. Gaynor; "Brother Adrian Denys" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Oriskany, Oneida County, N.Y., February 2, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1894-1909; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1908-09; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1910-13; died in office 1913; shot in the throat by James J. Gallagher, a former city employee, on August 9, 1910. Irish ancestry. Died, from a heart attack, on board the steamship Baltic, in the North Atlantic Ocean, September 10, 1913 (age 64 years, 220 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Keiron Gaynor and Elizabeth (Handwright) Gaynor.
  Cross-reference: Edward M. Grout — James P. Kohler
  Gaynor Plaza, the triangle between Flatbush Avenue, St. John's Place, and Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  John White Geary (1819-1873) — also known as John W. Geary — of San Francisco, Calif. Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pa., December 30, 1819. Civil engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster at San Francisco, Calif., 1849; candidate for Governor of California, 1849; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1867-73. Methodist. Died after suffering a heart attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., February 8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40 days). Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
  Geary County, Kan. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Richard Gentry (1788-1837) — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Madison County, Ky., August 25, 1788. Democrat. Member of Missouri state senate, 1826-29; postmaster at Columbia, Mo., 1829-37. One of the founders of Smithton, later Columbia, Mo., 1820. Killed while fighting Indians at the battle of Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Fla., December 25, 1837 (age 49 years, 122 days). Original interment somewhere in Okeechobee, Fla.; reinterment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Richard William Gentry and Jane (Harris) Gentry; married, February 13, 1810, to Ann Hawkins; grandfather of North Todd Gentry.
  Political family: Gentry family of Columbia, Missouri.
  Gentry County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry George (1839-1897) — of New York. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 2, 1839. Economist; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1886 (United Labor); candidate for secretary of state of New York, 1887. Author of Progress and Poverty. Died October 29, 1897 (age 58 years, 57 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Annie Corsina Fox; father of Henry George Jr..
  Cross-reference: Willis J. Abbot
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry George (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Zachariah George (1826-1897) — also known as James Z. George — of Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; Carrollton, Carroll County, Miss. Born in Monroe County, Ga., October 20, 1826. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1881-97; died in office 1897. Slaveowner. Died in Mississippi City, Harrison County, Miss., August 14, 1897 (age 70 years, 298 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
  Relatives: Father of Mary George (who married William Hayne Leavell).
  George County, Miss. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Books about James Z. George: Timothy B. Smith, James Z. George: Mississippi's Great Commoner
E. Peabody Gerry Edwin Peabody Gerry (1846-1911) — also known as E. Peabody Gerry — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Standish, Cumberland County, Maine, November 2, 1846. Republican. Physician; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1903. Died in Phillipston, Worcester County, Mass., June 22, 1911 (age 64 years, 232 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin Jerome Gerry and Sophia J. (Goodwin) Gerry.
  Gerry Hall (opened 1962, demolished 2007), at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Boston Globe, September 16, 1904
  Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Marblehead, Essex County, Mass., July 17, 1744. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1776-80, 1782-85; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1786; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1789-93; Governor of Massachusetts, 1810-12; defeated, 1801, 1812; Vice President of the United States, 1813-14; died in office 1814. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. The word gerrymander ("Gerry" plus "salamander") was coined to describe an oddly shaped Massachusetts senate district his party created in 1811, and later came to mean any unfair districting. Died in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1814 (age 70 years, 129 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Gerry and Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Gerry; married, January 12, 1786, to Ann Gerry; grandfather of Elbridge Thomas Gerry; great-grandfather of Peter Goelet Gerry; third cousin of Levi Lincoln; third cousin once removed of Levi Lincoln Jr. and Enoch Lincoln.
  Political families: Lincoln-Lee family; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Elbridge, New York, is named for him.  — The town of Gerry, New York, is named for him.  — The town of Gerry (now Phillipston, Massachusetts), was named for him until 1812.
  Other politicians named for him: Elbridge G. Baldwin — Elbridge G. Knowlton — Elbridge G. Creacraft — Elbridge G. Spaulding — Elbridge G. Gale — Elbridge Gerry — Elbridge G. Lapham — Eldridge Gerry Pearl — Elbridge G. Moulton — Elbridge G. Cracraft — Elbridge G. Kelley — Elbridge G. Haynes — Elbridge G. Brown — Elbridge G. Davis
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Elbridge Gerry: George Athan Billias, Elbridge Gerry, Founding Father and Republican Statesman
  Don Lee Gevirtz (1928-2001) — also known as Don L. Gevirtz — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Montecito, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 1, 1928. Democrat. Venture capitalist and philanthropist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968 (alternate), 1988; U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1995-97; Nauru, 1995-97; Tonga, 1995-97; Tuvalu, 1995-97. Died, of a heart attack, in Montecito, Santa Barbara County, Calif., April 22, 2001 (age 73 years, 52 days). Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
  The Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, at the University of California Santa Barbara, is named for him.
  Epitaph: Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Friend -- HE GREW -- "When the angels ask me to recall the thrill of them all, I will tell them I remember you"
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sam Melville Gibbons (1920-2012) — also known as Sam M. Gibbons — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., January 20, 1920. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1953-58; member of Florida state senate, 1959-62; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1963-97 (10th District 1963-67, 6th District 1967-73, 7th District 1973-93, 11th District 1993-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1964, 1968, 1984, 1996. Presbyterian. Died in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., October 9, 2012 (age 92 years, 263 days). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
  Relatives: Married to Martha Hanley.
  The Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, in Tampa, Florida, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs (1821-1874) — also known as Jonathan C. Gibbs — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 28, 1821. Minister; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention, 1868; secretary of state of Florida, 1868-73; Florida superintendent of public instruction, 1873-74. Presbyterian. African ancestry. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., August 14, 1874 (age 52 years, 320 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Jonathan Gibbs and Maria (Jackson) Gibbs; brother of Mifflin Wistar Gibbs.
  Gibbs High School (opened 1927), in St. Petersburg, Florida, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) — also known as Albert W. Gilchrist — of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Fla. Born in Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C., January 15, 1858. Democrat. Civil engineer; real estate dealer; orange grower; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1912 (speaker), 1924; candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida, 1916. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a tumor of the thigh, in the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 15, 1926 (age 68 years, 120 days). Interment at Indian Spring Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of William E. Gilchrist and Rhoda Elizabeth (Waller) Gilchrist.
  Gilchrist County, Fla. is named for him.
  Gilchrist Hall (opened 1926), a dormitory at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Branch Giles (1762-1830) — also known as William B. Giles — of Amelia County, Va. Born in Amelia County, Va., August 12, 1762. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1790-98, 1801-03 (at-large 1790-91, 9th District 1791-97, at-large 1797-98, 1801-03); member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1798-1800, 1816-17, 1826-27; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1804, 1805-15; Governor of Virginia, 1827-30; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30. Slaveowner. Died in Amelia County, Va., December 4, 1830 (age 68 years, 114 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Amelia County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Giles and Ann (Branch) Giles; married 1797 to Martha Peyton Tabb.
  Giles counties in Tenn. and Va. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Moses Gill (1734-1800) — of Massachusetts. Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., January 18, 1734. Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1794-1800; died in office 1800; Governor of Massachusetts, 1799-1800; died in office 1800. Congregationalist. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 20, 1800 (age 66 years, 122 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Gill and Elizabeth (Abbot) Gill.
  The town of Gill, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George Rockingham Gilmer (1790-1859) — also known as George R. Gilmer — of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga. Born near Lexington, Wilkes County (now Oglethorpe County), Ga., April 11, 1790. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1818-19, 1824; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1821-23, 1827-29, 1833-35; Governor of Georgia, 1829-31, 1837-39; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia. Slaveowner. Died in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., November 16, 1859 (age 69 years, 219 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Lexington, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Meriwether Gilmer and Elizabeth (Lewis) Gilmer; first cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis; first cousin twice removed of David Meriwether (1755-1822) and James Meriwether (1755-1817); second cousin once removed of James Meriwether (1788-1852), David Meriwether (1800-1893) and James Archibald Meriwether; third cousin of Reuben Handy Meriwether; third cousin twice removed of Theodorick Bland; fourth cousin once removed of John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker.
  Political families: Demarest-Meriwether-Lewis family of New Jersey; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Gilmer County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802-1844) — of Virginia. Born in Gilmerton, Albemarle County, Va., April 6, 1802. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1829-36, 1838-39; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1838-39; Governor of Virginia, 1840-41; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1841-44 (12th District 1841-43, 5th District 1843-44); U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1844; died in office 1844. Slaveowner. Among those killed in the explosion when a cannon accidentally burst on board the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Md., February 28, 1844 (age 41 years, 328 days). Originally entombed at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at a private or family graveyard, Albemarle County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of George Gilmer and Elizabeth Anderson (Hudson) Gilmer; married to Anne Elizabeth Baker; nephew of Mildred Gilmer (who married William Wirt); grandnephew of John Walker and Francis Walker; second cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis; second cousin twice removed of Aylett Hawes; third cousin once removed of Robert Brooke, George Madison, Richard Aylett Buckner, Richard Hawes and Albert Gallatin Hawes; third cousin twice removed of Hubbard T. Smith; third cousin thrice removed of Archer Woodford; fourth cousin of Zachary Taylor, Francis Taliaferro Helm, Aylette Buckner, David Shelby Walker and Aylett Hawes Buckner; fourth cousin once removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Charles John Helm, Hubbard Dozier Helm, James David Walker, David Shelby Walker Jr. and Harry Bartow Hawes.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Jackson-Lee family; Demarest-Meriwether-Lewis family of New Jersey; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Clay family of Kentucky; Lewis-Pollard family of Texas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Gilmer County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871-1953) — also known as Eugene A. Gilmore — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Brownville, Nemaha County, Neb., July 4, 1871. Lawyer; law professor; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1927, 1929; president, University of Iowa, 1934-40. Died, from a heart attack, in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, November 4, 1953 (age 82 years, 123 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Hall Gilmore and Sarah Jane (Allen) Gilmore; married, December 27, 1899, to Blanche Bayse.
  Gilmore Hall, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Gilpin (1813-1894) — of Colorado. Born in New Castle County, Del., October 4, 1813. Lawyer; newspaper editor; explorer; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Colorado Territory, 1861-62; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1862. Run over by a horse and buggy, and later died as a result, in Denver, Colo., January 20, 1894 (age 80 years, 108 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Gilpin and Mary (Dilworth) Gilpin; brother of Henry Dilworth Gilpin; married to Julia Pratte.
  Gilpin County, Colo. is named for him.
  Gilpin Peak, in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains, in Ouray County and San Miguel County, Colorado, is named for him.  — Gilpin Lake, in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Routt County, Colorado, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Glascock (1790-1841) — of Georgia. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., October 21, 1790. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1821-23, 1831-34, 1839; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835-39. Slaveowner. Died in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga., May 19, 1841 (age 50 years, 210 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
  Glascock County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Carter Glass Carter Glass (1858-1946) — also known as George Carter Glass; "Father of the Federal Reserve"; "Pluck" — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Lynchburg, Va., January 4, 1858. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Virginia state senate, 1899-1902; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Lynchburg city, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1902-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1916-28; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1918-20; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1920-46; died in office 1946; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, from congestive heart failure, in his room at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1946 (age 88 years, 144 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Henry Glass and August Elizabeth (Christian) Glass; married 1886 to Mary Aurelia Caldwell; married, June 22, 1940, to Mary Everett (Scott) Meade; father of Carter Glass Jr..
  Political family: Glass family of Lynchburg, Virginia.
  Glass House (offices, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History
  Image source: Federal Reserve History
  George Washington Glasscock (1810-1879) — of Texas. Born in 1810. Member of Texas state legislature, 1850. Died in 1879 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Glasscock County, Tex. is named for him.
  John Herschel Glenn Jr. (1921-2016) — also known as John Glenn — of New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, July 18, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Astronaut; in February 1962, first American to orbit the earth; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964, 1996, 2004, 2008; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1975-99; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984; received the Medal of Freedom in 2012; also inducted to the International Air & Space Hall of Fame, the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the International Space Hall of Fame, and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, December 8, 2016 (age 95 years, 143 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1943 to Anna Margaret Castor.
  The John Glenn Columbus International Airport (Port Columbus International Airport until 2016), in Columbus, Ohio, is named for him.  — John Glenn High School, in New Concord, Ohio, is named for him.  — John Glenn High School, in Westland, Michigan, is named for him.  — John Glenn High School, in Bay City, Michigan, is named for him.  — John Glenn High School, in Walkerton, Indiana, is named for him.  — John Glenn High School, in Norwalk, California, is named for him.  — John Glenn Middle School, in San Angelo, Texas, is named for him.  — Colonel Glenn Road, in Little Rock, Arkansas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by John Glenn: John Glenn: A Memoir (1999)
  Books about John Glenn: Robert Green, John Glenn : Astronaut and U.S. Senator (for young readers)
  Robert Broadnax Glenn (1854-1920) — also known as Robert B. Glenn — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Rockingham County, N.C., August 11, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1893-97; member of North Carolina state senate 26th District, 1899-1900; Governor of North Carolina, 1905-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 16, 1920 (age 65 years, 279 days). Interment at Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  Relatives: Great-grandnephew of Washington Irving.
  Political family: Irving family of New York City, New York.
  Robert B. Glenn High School (opened 1950), in Kenansville, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Joseph Glennon (1862-1946) — also known as John J. Glennon — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, Ireland, June 14, 1862. Democrat. Catholic priest; Archbishop of St. Louis, 1903-46; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1904. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Dublin, Ireland, March 9, 1946 (age 83 years, 268 days). Entombed at Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Glennon and Catherine (Rafferty) Glennon.
  The community of Glennonville, Missouri, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Cooper Godbold (1920-2009) — also known as John C. Godbold — Born in Coy, Wilcox County, Ala., March 24, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; law professor; author; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1966-81; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-87; took senior status 1987. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., December 22, 2009 (age 89 years, 273 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Betty Showalter.
  The John C. Godbold Federal Building, in Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  George Washington Goethals (1858-1928) — of Balboa Heights, Canal Zone (now Panama). Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 29, 1858. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; army officer; chief engineer, Panama Canal, 1907-14; Governor of Panama Canal Zone, 1914-17. Dutch ancestry. Member, Delta Upsilon. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 21, 1928 (age 69 years, 206 days). Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Married to Effie Rodman.
  Goethals Bridge (built 1928, replaced with two new bridges 2017), over the Arthur Kill, between Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York, was named for him.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Frances Goldin (1924-2020) — also known as Frances Axler — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., June 22, 1924. Housing rights and neighborhood activist; American Labor candidate for New York state senate 18th District, 1950; literary agent. Female. Jewish ancestry. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 16, 2020 (age 95 years, 329 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Daughter of Michael Axler and Sophie (Saslowsky) Axler; married 1944 to Morris Goldin.
  The Francis Goldin Houses apartment building (opened 2018), in Manhattan, New York, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Monroe Goldwater (1885-1980) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 11, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Edward J. Flynn; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966. Jewish. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 21, 1980 (age 95 years, 10 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Lea Prinstein; father of Richard M. Goldwater.
  The Goldwater High school, in Eilat, Israel, is named for him.
  Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) — Born in London, England, January 27, 1850. Democrat. Cigar maker; Founder and president, American Federation of Labor; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., December 13, 1924 (age 74 years, 321 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument at Gompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill.
  Samuel Gompers High School (built 1930, closed about 2012), in Bronx, New York, was named for him.  — Gompers School (also known as Eastern High School), Baltimore, Maryland, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Goode Jr. (1829-1909) — of Norfolk, Va. Born near Liberty (now Bedford), Bedford County, Va., May 27, 1829. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1851; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Bedford County, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; member of Virginia state legislature, 1866; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1868, 1892; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1875-81; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1876; U.S. Solicitor General, 1885-86; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Bedford County, 1901-02. Slaveowner. Died in Norfolk, Va., July 14, 1909 (age 80 years, 48 days). Interment at Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Va.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Goode (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; sold 1947, scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Robert Gooding (1859-1928) — also known as Frank R. Gooding — of Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho; Gooding, Gooding County, Idaho. Born in Tiverton, Devon, England, September 16, 1859. Republican. Mining contractor; farmer; member of Idaho state senate, 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1904, 1924, 1928; Governor of Idaho, 1905-09; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1921-28; defeated, 1918; died in office 1928. Methodist. Died in Gooding, Gooding County, Idaho, June 24, 1928 (age 68 years, 282 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Gooding, Idaho.
  Gooding County, Idaho is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Brown Gordon (1832-1904) — also known as John B. Gordon — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Upson County, Ga., February 6, 1832. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1868; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1873-80, 1891-97; Governor of Georgia, 1886-90. Slaveowner. Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., January 9, 1904 (age 71 years, 337 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Gordon State College, Barnesville, Georgia, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John B. Gordon (built 1943 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Screven County, Ga., January 17, 1796. Lawyer; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1834-36; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1835; member of Georgia state senate, 1838; founder and president of the Central Railroad and Banking Co. Died, from bilious pleurisy, in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., March 22, 1842 (age 46 years, 64 days). Original interment at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; reinterment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; memorial monument at Wright Square, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Ambrose Gordon and Elizabeth (Meade) Gordon; married 1826 to Sarah Anderson 'Addie' Stites (niece of James Moore Wayne); father of William Washington Gordon (1834-1912); grandfather of Juliette Gordon Low.
  Political family: Gordon-Wayne-Stites family of Savannah, Georgia.
  Gordon County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Thomas P. Gore Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949) — also known as Thomas P. Gore — of Texas; Lawton, Comanche County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born near Embry, Webster County, Miss., December 10, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1898; member Oklahoma territorial council, 1903-05; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-21, 1931-37; defeated, 1920, 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912 (speaker), 1928; member of Democratic National Committee from Oklahoma, 1912-16. Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen; Elks. Blind due to an accident suffered when he was a boy; first blind member of the U.S. Senate. Died March 16, 1949 (age 78 years, 96 days). Originally entombed at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; later interred in 1949 at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Tom M. Gore and Carrie E. (Wingo) Gore; married, December 27, 1900, to Nina Kay; father of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Hugh Dudley Auchincloss); grandfather of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr..
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  The town of Gore, Oklahoma, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
John Gorrie John Gorrie (1803-1855) — of Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla. Born in Nevis, October 3, 1803. Physician; postmaster at Apalachicola, Fla., 1834-38; mayor of Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38; banker; inventor of the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla., June 29, 1855 (age 51 years, 269 days). Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.; reinterment at Gorrie Square, Apalachicola, Fla.
  Relatives: Married 1838 to Caroline Frances Myrick.
  The John Gorrie Memorial Bridge (built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319 across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, in Franklin County, Florida, is named for him.  — John Gorrie Junior High School (built 1923; closed 1997; now an apartment building called The John Gorrie), in Jacksonville, Florida, was named for him.  — Gorrie Elementary School (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), in Tampa, Florida, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, October 17, 1993
  Edward F. Gorton (1854-1929) — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Born in Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio, May 6, 1854. Lawyer; mayor of Lake Forest, Ill., 1895-1902. Died in Italy, March 10, 1929 (age 74 years, 308 days). Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
  The Edward F. Gorton School (built 1901 as Central School; renamed 1905; closed 1971; became Gorton Community Center 1978), in Lake Forest, Illinois, is named for him.
  John J. Gosper (born c.1843) — of Nebraska. Born about 1843. Secretary of state of Nebraska, 1873-75. Burial location unknown.
  Gosper County, Neb. is named for him.
  John Patrick Grace (1874-1940) — also known as John P. Grace — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 30, 1874. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1911-15, 1919-23. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., June 25, 1940 (age 65 years, 178 days). Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Married to Ella Barkley Sullivan.
  The John P. Grace Bridge (built 1929, replaced and removed 2005), over the Cooper River from Charleston to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Porter Graham (1886-1972) — also known as Frank P. Graham — of Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., October 14, 1886. Democrat. School teacher; college instructor; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university professor; president of the University of North Carolina, 1931-49; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1949-50; appointed 1949; defeated, 1950. Presbyterian. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C., February 16, 1972 (age 85 years, 125 days). Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Graham and Katherine Bryan (Sloan) Graham; married 1932 to Marian Drane.
  The Frank Porter Graham Student Union building, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — NCpedia
  William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) — also known as William A. Graham — of Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C. Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., September 5, 1804. Whig. Lawyer; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1833-40; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1840-43; Governor of North Carolina, 1845-49; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1850-52; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1852; member of North Carolina state senate, 1854-66; Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., August 11, 1875 (age 70 years, 340 days). Interment at Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Graham and Isabella (Davidson) Graham; brother of James Graham; married, June 8, 1836, to Susannah Sarah Washington; father of John Washington Graham, William Alexander Graham (1839-1923), Augustus Washington Graham and Sarah Washington Graham (who married Walter Clark).
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  Graham County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NCpedia
  Jedediah Morgan Grant (1816-1856) — also known as Jedediah M. Grant; "Brigham's Sledgehammer" — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Windsor, Broome County, N.Y., February 21, 1816. Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1851-56; died in office 1856. Mormon. Died, of pneumonia, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, December 1, 1856 (age 40 years, 284 days). Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Grant and Athalia (Howard) Grant; married to Rachel Ridgeway Ivins; father of Heber Jeddy Grant.
  Morgan County, Utah is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) — also known as Ulysses S. Grant; Hiram Ulysses Grant; "Savior of the Union"; "Lion of Vicksburg"; "The Austerlitz of American Politics"; "Unconditional Surrender Grant"; "The Galena Tanner"; "The Silent Soldier"; "The Silent General" — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill. Born in Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, April 27, 1822. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; President of the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died of throat cancer, at Mt. McGregor, Saratoga County, N.Y., July 23, 1885 (age 63 years, 87 days). Interment at General Grant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Root Grant and Hannah (Simpson) Grant; married, August 22, 1848, to Julia Boggs Dent (sister-in-law of Alexander Sharp; sister of George Wrenshall Dent and Lewis Dent); father of Frederick Dent Grant and Ulysses Simpson Grant Jr.; grandfather of Nellie Grant (who married William Pigott Cronan); first cousin twice removed of Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849) and Peter Buell Porter; second cousin once removed of Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Peter Buell Porter Jr. and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); second cousin four times removed of Benjamin Huntington; third cousin of Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, Joshua Coit, James Davenport, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington, Samuel Lathrop, Abel Huntington and William Rush Merriam; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Huntington and Henry Scudder; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Theodore Davenport, Benjamin Nicoll Huntington, Jesse Monroe Hatch, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Warren Delano Robbins.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Horace Porter — Ayres Phillips Merrill — Robert Martin Douglas — Thomas L. Hamer — James Arkell
  Grant counties in Ark., Kan., La., Minn., Neb., N.M., N.Dak., Okla., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and W.Va. are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Ulysses G. Palmer — Ulysses S. G. Bieber — Ulysses G. Denman — Ulysses G. Crandell — Ulysses S. G. Blakely — S. U. G. Rhodes — Ulysses G. Borden — U. Grant Mengel — Ulysses G. Foster — Ulysses G. Byers — U. S. Grant Leverett
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. $50 bill, and also appeared on $1 and $5 silver certificates in 1887-1927.
  Personal motto: "When in doubt, fight."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Ulysses S. Grant: Jean Edward Smith, Grant — Frank J. Scaturro, President Grant Reconsidered — William S. McFeely, Grant — Brooks D. Simpson, Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 — Brooks D. Simpson, Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861-1868 — James S. Brisbin, The campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax — Josiah Bunting III, Ulysses S. Grant — Michael Korda, Ulysses S. Grant : The Unlikely Hero — Edward H. Bonekemper, A Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military Genius — Harry J. Maihafer, The General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and Charles Dana — H. W. Brands, The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace — Charles Bracelen Flood, Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year — Joan Waugh, U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth
  Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Grant Comes East — Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Never Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
Horace Gray Horace Gray (1828-1902) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 24, 1828. Lawyer; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1864-81; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1873-81; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1881-1902; died in office 1902. Unitarian. Died in Nahant, Essex County, Mass., September 15, 1902 (age 74 years, 175 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Horace Gray and Harriett (Upham) Gray; married to Jane Matthews (daughter of Stanley Matthews); descendant *** of William Gray.
  Political family: Gray-Matthews family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Louis D. Brandeis
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace Gray (built 1942-43 at Baltimore, Maryland; torpedoed and wrecked in Kola Inlet, 1945) was named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1902
  James H. Gray (1915-1986) — of Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 17, 1915. Democrat. Editor and publisher of the Albany Herald newspaper; owner of WALB radio and television stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952 (alternate), 1968; Georgia Democratic state chair, 1960; candidate for Governor of Georgia, 1966; mayor of Albany, Ga., 1974-86; died in office 1986. Died, following a heart attack, at the New England Medical Center, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 19, 1986 (age 71 years, 125 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Cleair Ranger.
  The Albany James H. Gray Civic Center, a multipurpose indoor arena in Albany, Georgia, is named for him.
  Peter W. Gray (1819-1874) — of Texas. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., December 12, 1819. Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1850; member of Texas state senate, 1851-53; state court judge in Texas, 1854-61; Representative from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1874. Died of tuberculosis, in Houston, Harris County, Tex., October 3, 1874 (age 54 years, 295 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
  Relatives: Married to Jane Avery.
  Gray County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter William Grayson (1788-1838) — also known as Peter W. Grayson; Peter Wagener Grayson — of Baird's Town (now Bardstown), Nelson County, Ky.; Texas. Born in Baird's Town (now Bardstown), Nelson County, Ky., 1788. Postmaster at Bardstown, Ky., 1816; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Goliad, 1835; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1836, 1837; candidate for President of the Texas Republic, 1838. Died from self-inflicted gunshot, at Bean Station, Grainger County, Tenn., July 9, 1838 (age about 50 years). Interment at Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Grayson and Caroline Malinda (Taylor) Grayson; brother of Frederick William Spence Grayson and Mary Elizabeth Grayson (who married James Douglas Breckinridge).
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Grayson County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Grayson (1736-1790) — of Virginia. Born in Prince William County, Va., 1736. Lawyer; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1784-85, 1788; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1785-87; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1789-90; died in office 1790. Slaveowner. Died in Dumfries, Prince William County, Va., March 12, 1790 (age about 53 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince William County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Grayson and Susannah (Monroe) Grayson; married to Eleanor Smallwood (sister of William Smallwood); father of Alfred William Grayson; uncle of Alexander Dalrymple Orr and Beverly Robinson Grayson; grandfather of William Grayson Carter; second great-grandfather of Carter Henry Harrison II; second great-granduncle of John Brady Grayson; first cousin once removed of James Monroe (1758-1831); first cousin twice removed of Thomas Bell Monroe and James Monroe (1799-1870); first cousin thrice removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton and Victor Monroe; first cousin five times removed of Theodore Douglas Robinson, Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro and Corinne Robinson Alsop; first cousin six times removed of Corinne A. Chubb and John deKoven Alsop.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Grayson counties in Ky. and Va. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Horace Greeley Horace Greeley (1811-1872) — also known as "Old Honesty"; "Old White Hat" — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Chappaqua, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Amherst, Hillsborough County, N.H., February 3, 1811. Founder and editor of the New York Tribune newspaper; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1848-49; defeated (Republican), 1870; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1860; after the Civil War, became advocate of universal amnesty for Confederates; offered bail in May 1867 for Jefferson Davis; member of Republican National Committee from New York, 1866-70; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for New York state comptroller, 1869; Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1872. Died in Pleasantville, Westchester County, N.Y., November 29, 1872 (age 61 years, 300 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; statue at City Hall Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Herald Square, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Zaccheus Greeley and Mary (Woodburn) Greeley; married, July 5, 1836, to Mary Y. Cheney; second cousin of Wallace M. Greeley.
  Cross-reference: Josiah B. Grinnell
  Greeley counties in Kan. and Neb. are named for him.
  The city of Greeley, Colorado, is named for him.  — Horace Greeley High School, in Chappaqua, New York, is named for him.  — Mount Horace Greeley, in Keweenaw County, Michigan, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace Greeley (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scuttled with obsolete ammunition in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1966) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Horace G. Snover — Horace G. Knowles — Horace Greeley Dawson, Jr.
  Personal motto: "Go West, young man."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Horace Greeley: American conflict: A history of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-1865 (1869) — Recollections Of A Busy Life
  Books about Horace Greeley: Glyndon G. Van Deusen, Horace Greeley, Nineteenth Century Crusader — Harry J. Maihafer, The General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and Charles Dana — Wilbur J. Granberg, Spread the truth : The life of Horace Greeley — Doris Faber, Horace Greeley: The People's Editor — Coy F. Cross, Go West Young Man! : Horace Greeley's Vision for America — J. Parton, The Life of Horace Greeley, Editor of the New York Tribune
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903) — also known as Andrew H. Green; "Father of Greater New York"; "Handy Andy" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born near Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., October 6, 1820. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1894. Protestant. Guided creation of Central Park in New York, and Niagara State Preserve (first state park in the U.S.); led crusade to consolidate the five boroughs into today's New York City; helped create the New York Public Library, the Bronx Zoo, and other cultural institutions. Shot and killed, by a murderer who mistook him for someone else, in front of his home, on Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 13, 1903 (age 83 years, 38 days). Interment at Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  Green Island, in the Niagara River, at Niagara Falls, New York, is named for him.
  Christopher Greenup (c.1750-1818) — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Born in Virginia, about 1750. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1785; U.S. Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1792-97; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1798; Clerk of the Kentucky State Senate, 1799-1802; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1802; Governor of Kentucky, 1804-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; justice of the peace. Slaveowner. Died in Blue Licks Spring, Nicholas County, Ky., April 27, 1818 (age about 68 years). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Greenup and Elizabeth (Witten) Greenup; married, July 9, 1787, to Mary Catherine 'Cathy' Pope.
  Greenup County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Alfred Burton Greenwood (1811-1889) — also known as Alfred B. Greenwood — of Bentonville, Benton County, Ark. Born in Franklin County, Ga., July 11, 1811. Democrat. Member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1842-45; circuit judge in Arkansas, 1851-53; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1853-59. Incorrectly credited in some sources as having been a member of the Confederate Congress. Slaveowner. Died in Bentonville, Benton County, Ark., October 4, 1889 (age 78 years, 85 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Bentonville, Ark.
  Greenwood County, Kan. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Alexander Greer (1802-1855) — of Texas. Born in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn., July 18, 1802. Member of Texas Republic Senate from District of San Augustine, 1838-45; Texas Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-46; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1847-51. Member, Freemasons. Died while campaigning for the governorship, July 4, 1855 (age 52 years, 351 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1929 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Greer County, Okla. is named for him.
  John Gregg (1828-1864) — of Texas. Born in Lawrence County, Ala., September 28, 1828. State court judge in Texas, 1856; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed in action on the Charles City Road near Richmond (unknown county), Va., October 7, 1864 (age 36 years, 9 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Aberdeen, Miss.
  Gregg County, Tex. is named for him.
  John Shaw Gregory (b. 1831) — also known as J. Shaw Gregory — of Fort Randall, Gregory County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in New York, 1831. Member Dakota territorial council, 1862-66. Burial location unknown.
  Gregory County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Thomas Watt Gregory (1861-1933) — also known as Thomas W. Gregory — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Crawfordsville (unknown county), Miss., November 6, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1904 (member, Credentials Committee), 1912 (Honorary Vice-President); U.S. Attorney General, 1914-19. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Tau Omega. Died, of pneumonia, in his room at the Hotel Pennsylvania, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 26, 1933 (age 71 years, 112 days). Interment somewhere in Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Robert Gregory and Mary Cornelia (Watt) Gregory; married, February 22, 1893, to Julia Nalle.
  Gregory Gymnasium (built 1930), a sports arena at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Asahel Gridley (1810-1881) — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., April 21, 1810. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; lawyer; merchant; banker; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Illinois state senate 11th District, 1851-54. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., January 25, 1881 (age 70 years, 279 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Asahel Gridley (1765-1814) and Elizabeth Gridley; married, March 18, 1836, to Mary Enos.
  The township and village of Gridley, Illinois, are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Walton Griest (1858-1929) — also known as William W. Griest — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Christiana, Lancaster County, Pa., September 22, 1858. Republican. Newspaper editor; president of electric railways and lighting companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1909-29 (9th District 1909-23, 10th District 1923-29); died in office 1929. Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., December 5, 1929 (age 71 years, 74 days). Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Ellwood Griest and Rebecca (Walton) Griest; married, October 17, 1888, to Elizabeth P. Smith.
  The W. W. Griest Building (built 1924-25), a 14-story office building in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James Wilson Grimes (1816-1872) — also known as James W. Grimes — of Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Born in Deering, Hillsborough County, N.H., October 20, 1816. Member of Iowa territorial legislature, 1838-43; member of Iowa state legislature, 1852-54; Governor of Iowa, 1854-58; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1859-69. Congregationalist. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, February 7, 1872 (age 55 years, 110 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of John Grimes and Betsey (Wilson) Grimes; married 1846 to Elizabeth Sarah Neally.
  The city of Grimes, Iowa, is named for him.  — Grimes Elementary School, in Burlington, Iowa, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James W. Grimes (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse Grimes (1788-1866) — of Texas. Born in Duplin County, N.C., February 6, 1788. Delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Washington, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Washington, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Washington, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1836-37, 1844-45; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1841-43. Died March 15, 1866 (age 78 years, 37 days). Original interment at John McGinty Cemetery, Near Navasota, Grimes County, Tex.; reinterment in 1929 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Grimes County, Tex. is named for him.
  Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (1821-1891) — also known as Josiah B. Grinnell — of Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa. Born in New Haven, Addison County, Vt., December 22, 1821. Republican. Pastor; abolitionist; member of Iowa state senate, 1856-60; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1863-67; director, Rock Island Railroad; receiver, Iowa Central Railroad; president, First National Bank of Grinnell. Congregationalist. He claimed to be the original recipient of Horace Greeley's famous advice to "Go West, young man.". Died, from a throat ailment and asthma, in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, March 31, 1891 (age 69 years, 99 days). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married to Julia Ann Chapin.
  Cross-reference: Lovell H. Rousseau
  The city of Grinnell, Iowa, (which he founded), is named for him.  — Grinnell College (originally Iowa College), Grinnell, Iowa, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Roger Griswold (1762-1812) — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., May 21, 1762. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1795-1805 (at-large 1795-1805, 4th District 1805); superior court judge in Connecticut, 1807-09; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1809-11; Governor of Connecticut, 1811-12; died in office 1812. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., October 25, 1812 (age 50 years, 157 days). Interment at Griswold Cemetery at Black Hall, Old Lyme, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Griswold (1714-1799) and Ursula (Wolcott) Griswold; married to Fanny Rogers; nephew of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; grandson of Roger Wolcott (1679-1767); grandfather of Matthew Griswold (1833-1919); granduncle of John William Allen and Henry Titus Backus; second great-grandfather of Selden Chapin; third great-grandfather of Frederic Lincoln Chapin; first cousin of James Hillhouse, Oliver Wolcott Jr. and Frederick Wolcott; first cousin twice removed of James Samuel Wadsworth, Christopher Parsons Wolcott and Roger Wolcott (1847-1900); first cousin thrice removed of Charles Frederick Wadsworth, George Frederick Stone, James Wolcott Wadsworth, Edward Oliver Wolcott and Alfred Wolcott; first cousin four times removed of James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.; first cousin five times removed of James Jermiah Wadsworth; first cousin six times removed of James Wadsworth Symington; second cousin once removed of William Pitkin, Gaylord Griswold, Samuel Clesson Allen, Phineas Lyman Tracy, William Wolcott Ellsworth, Henry Leavitt Ellsworth and Albert Haller Tracy; second cousin twice removed of Elisha Hunt Allen, George Washington Wolcott and George Griswold Sill; second cousin thrice removed of Edmund Holcomb, Erastus Clark Scranton, Sereno Hamilton Scranton, Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, William Fessenden Allen, Samuel Lord (1831-1880) and Frederick Hobbes Allen; second cousin four times removed of Judson H. Warner, Joseph Augustine Scranton, Nelson Platt Wheeler, William Egbert Wheeler, Samuel Lord (1859-1925), Henry Augustus Wolcott and Joseph Buell Ely; second cousin five times removed of Harry Andrews Gager and Alexander Royal Wheeler; third cousin of Daniel Pitkin and Zina Hyde Jr.; third cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin, Thomas Hale Sill, Frederick William Lord, Theodore Sill and Thomas Worcester Hyde; third cousin twice removed of Joseph Lyman Huntington, Henry Ward Beecher, Alexander Hamilton Waterman, Augustus Frank, Leveret Brainard, Edwin Carpenter Pinney, John Robert Graham Pitkin, Charles Edward Hyde, Herman Arod Gager, John Sedgwick Hyde and Edward Warden Hyde; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root, Augustus Brandegee, Collins Dwight Huntington, George Milo Huntington, Frederick Walker Pitkin, George Buckingham Beecher, Luther S. Pitkin, Claude Carpenter Pinney, Arthur Evarts Lord and George Leffingwell Reed; fourth cousin of Nathaniel Merriam, Peter B. Garnsey and James Doolittle Wooster; fourth cousin once removed of Elijah Abel, Calvin Fillmore, Daniel Greene Garnsey, Bela Edgerton, Samuel George Andrews and Roscius R. Kennedy.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Griswold, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Alexander Joseph Groesbeck (1873-1953) — also known as Alex J. Groesbeck — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Warren Township (now Warren), Macomb County, Mich., November 7, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; Michigan Republican state chair, 1913; Michigan state attorney general, 1917-20; Governor of Michigan, 1921-26; defeated in primary, 1914, 1926, 1930, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1944. Dutch and French ancestry. Died March 10, 1953 (age 79 years, 123 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Groesbeck and Julia (Coquillard) Groesbeck; nephew of Charles G. Groesbeck.
  Political family: Groesbeck family of Macomb County, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Adolph F. Marschner — Elton R. Eaton
  Groesbeck Highway (M-97), from Detroit, Michigan, northeast into suburban Macomb County, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest Henry Gruening (1887-1974) — also known as Ernest Gruening; "Mr. Alaska" — of Juneau, Alaska. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 6, 1887. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; writer; Governor of Alaska Territory, 1939-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1952; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1959-69; defeated, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960, 1968, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Leader in drive to gain statehood for Alaska. One of only two Senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave President Johnson authority to escalate the Vietnam War. Died of cancer in Washington, D.C., June 26, 1974 (age 87 years, 140 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of Emil Gruening and Phebe (Fridenberg) Gruening; married, November 19, 1914, to Dorothy Elizabeth Smith.
  Mount Ernest Gruening, in Juneau, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Ernest Gruening: Claus-M Naske, Ernest Gruening: Alaska's Greatest Governor
  Felix Grundy (1777-1840) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 11, 1777. Delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1800; justice of Kentucky state supreme court, 1806; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1811-14; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1815; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1829-38, 1839-40; died in office 1840; U.S. Attorney General, 1838-39. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., December 19, 1840 (age 63 years, 99 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Grundy counties in Ill., Iowa, Mo. and Tenn. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Mariano Guadalupe=Vallejo (1808-1890) — Born in Monterey, Monterey County, Calif., July 7, 1808. Rancher; member of California state senate, 1850. Spanish ancestry. Died in Sonoma, Sonoma County, Calif., January 18, 1890 (age 81 years, 195 days). Interment at Mountain Cemetery, Sonoma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Ignacio Vicente Ferrer Vallejo and Maria Antonia Isabela (Lugo) Vallejo; married to Francisca Maria Felipa Benicia Carrillo y Lopez.
  The city of Vallejo, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS General Vallejo (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1974) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) — also known as Andy Guest — of Front Royal, Warren County, Va. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 29, 1939. Republican. Farmer; banker; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1973-99. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary; Izaak Walton League; Ruritan. Died, of cancer, in Front Royal, Warren County, Va., April 2, 2001 (age 61 years, 185 days). Interment at Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Raymond Richard Guest and Elizabeth Polk Guest; nephew of Winston Frederick Churchill Guest; grandson of Frank Lyon Polk; fifth great-grandson of Philemon Hawkins; first cousin four times removed of William Dallas Polk Haywood; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk; second cousin four times removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin twice removed of Paul Fletcher Faison; third cousin thrice removed of Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk.
  Political families: Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Raymond R. 'Andy' Guest Jr. Shenandoah River State Park, in Warren County, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James McClurg Guffey (1839-1930) — also known as James M. Guffey — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 19, 1839. Democrat. Oil producer; at one point was the largest individual oil, coal and gas land owner in the world; his company later merged with others to form the Gulf Oil Corporation; member of Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1897; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900, 1904. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 20, 1930 (age 91 years, 60 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Guffey and Jane (Campbell) Guffey; married, February 16, 1888, to Nancy Elizabeth (Over) Cook.
  The World War I Navy tanker SS J.M. Guffey (built 1902 at Camden, New Jersey; used by the British Ministry of War Transport, and then the U.S. Navy, for transporting oil supplies during World War I; returned to private owners after the war; renamed Meloria in 1926; scrapped in 1935) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Gunn (1753-1801) — of Georgia. Born in Virginia, March 13, 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1787; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1789-1801. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., July 30, 1801 (age 48 years, 139 days). Interment at Revolutionary War Cemetery, Louisville, Ga.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Gunn (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Smith Gurnee (1813-1903) — also known as Walter S. Gurnee — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y., March 9, 1813. Democrat. Saddle and harness maker; real estate business; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1851-53. Scottish ancestry. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 17, 1903 (age 90 years, 39 days). Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Halstead S. Gurnee and Hannah (Coe) Gurnee; married, June 24, 1839, to Mary Matilda Coe; nephew of Abraham Gurnee and John Daniel Coe (1790-1878); grandson of John Daniel Coe (1755-1824).
  Political family: Coe-Gurnee family of Ramapo, New York.
  The village of Gurnee, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Guthrie (1792-1869) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., December 5, 1792. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1827-29; member of Kentucky state senate, 1831-40; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1853-57; president, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 1860-68; president, University of Louisville; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1860; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1864; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1865-68. Slaveowner. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 13, 1869 (age 76 years, 98 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Guthrie (built 1943 at Richmond, California; mined and wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea, 1945) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Button Gwinnett (1735-1777) — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Down Hatherly, Gloucestershire, England, March 3, 1735. Planter; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1777; Governor of Georgia, 1777. Mortally wounded in a duel with Lachlan McIntosh, on May 16, 1777, and died three days later, near Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., May 19, 1777 (age 42 years, 77 days). Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married 1757 to Ann Bourne.
  Gwinnett County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Habersham (1751-1815) — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., July 28, 1751. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785; delegate to Georgia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1792-93; U.S. Postmaster General, 1795-1801. Member, Freemasons. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., November 17, 1815 (age 64 years, 112 days). Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of James Habersham and Mary (Bolton) Habersham; brother of John Habersham; married to Isabella Rae; uncle of Richard Wylly Habersham.
  Political family: Habersham family of Savannah, Georgia.
  Habersham County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Harold Haden II (1937-2004) — also known as Charles H. Haden II — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va., April 16, 1937. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1963-64; defeated, 1964; candidate for West Virginia state attorney general, 1968; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, 1969-72; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1972-75; appointed 1972; resigned 1975; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1975-83; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1975-2004; died in office 2004. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 20, 2004 (age 66 years, 339 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of Charles H. Haden and Beatrice (Costolo) Haden.
  Cross-reference: John P. Bailey
  The Charles H. Haden II Professorship of Law, at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Louis Francis Haffen (1854-1935) — also known as Louis F. Haffen; "Father of the Bronx" — of Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y., November 6, 1854. Democrat. Civil engineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93; commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx), 1893-98; borough president of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909; removed from office by Gov. Charles Evans Hughes over maladministration charges, 1909; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1930. Catholic. German and Irish ancestry. Member, Royal Arcanum; Tammany Hall. Died, from arteriosclerosis, in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., December 25, 1935 (age 81 years, 49 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mathias Haffen and Catharine (Hayes) Haffen; married 1886 to Caroline Kurz.
  Haffen Park, Bronx, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Kenneth Frederick Hahn (1920-1997) — also known as Kenneth Hahn; Kenny Hahn — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 19, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, Los Angeles City Council, 1947-52; Los Angeles County Supervisor, 1952-92; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1970. Church of Christ. Died, from heart failure, in a hospital at Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 12, 1997 (age 77 years, 54 days). Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Heinrich Hahn and Hattie Louise (Wiggins) Hahn; brother of Gordon R. Hahn; father of James Kenneth Hahn and Janice Kay Hahn.
  Political family: Hahn family of Los Angeles, California.
  The Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, in Los Angeles, California, is named for him.  — The Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, in Los Angeles, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Allyn Haigh (1854-1942) — also known as Henry A. Haigh — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., March 13, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of William L. Carpenter, Flavius L. Brooke, and John Atkinson, starting in 1889; active in promotion and construction of electric railways, and officer for several railroad companies; director of the Alpena Power Company; stockholder and director of the Peninsular Savings Bank; director and counsel of Continental Casualty insurance company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, American Public Health Association; American Historical Association; Freemasons. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 16, 1942 (age 88 years, 64 days). Interment at Northview Cemetery, Dearborn, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Haigh, Sr. and Lucy Billings (Allyn) Haigh; married, January 16, 1895, to Caroline S. Comstock (daughter of Andrew W. Comstock).
  Haigh Elementary School, in Dearborn, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John Hailey John Hailey (1835-1921) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Smith County, Tenn., August 29, 1835. Elected mayor of Boise, Idaho 1871, but never took office; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1873-75, 1885-87; defeated, 1886; member Idaho territorial council, 1880. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, April 10, 1921 (age 85 years, 224 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  The city of Hailey, Idaho, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Boise
  Augustus Caesar Hall (1814-1861) — also known as Augustus Hall — of Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa. Born in Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., April 29, 1814. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1855-57; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1858-61; died in office 1861; chief justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1858-61; died in office 1861. Died in Bellevue, Sarpy County, Neb., February 1, 1861 (age 46 years, 278 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  Presumably named for: Augustus Caesar
  Hall County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lyman Hall (1724-1790) — of Georgia. Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., April 12, 1724. Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Georgia, 1783-84. Congregationalist. Died October 19, 1790 (age 66 years, 190 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Courthouse Grounds, Augusta, Ga.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Ancestor *** of Homer William Hall.
  Hall County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall (1788-1867) — also known as Warren D. C. Hall — of Texas. Born in Guilford County, N.C., 1788. Delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Liberty, 1832; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1836. Died April 8, 1867 (age about 78 years). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
  Hall County, Tex. is named for him.
  John Herman Hallstrom (1888-1961) — also known as J. Herman Hallstrom — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born in Sweden, November 18, 1888. Progressive. Bricklayer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Rockford, Ill., 1921-27, 1929-33; defeated, 1927, 1933; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Swedish ancestry. Died in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., November 14, 1961 (age 72 years, 361 days). Interment at Scandanavian Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, September 18, 1922, to Ruth Hammerstrand.
  Hallstrom School (built 1924, closed 1989, now a homeschooling co-op), in Rockford, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Thomas L. Hamer Thomas Lyon Hamer (1800-1846) — also known as Thomas L. Hamer — of Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. Born in Northumberland County, Pa., July, 1800. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1829; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1833-39; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Nominated Ulysses S. Grant to be a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Died in the military service, probably from dysentery, at Monterrey, Nuevo León, December 2, 1846 (age 46 years, 0 days). Original interment somewhere in near Monterrey, Nuevo León; reinterment at Old Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Uncle of Thomas Ray Hamer.
  The village of Hamersville, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Unknown
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) — also known as "Alexander the Coppersmith" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Charles Town, Nevis, January 11, 1757. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1782-83; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1786-87; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New York County, 1788; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-95. Episcopalian. Scottish and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Society of the Cincinnati. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1915. Shot and mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr, on July 11, 1804, and died the next day in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 12, 1804 (age 47 years, 183 days). Interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Treasury Building Grounds, Washington, D.C.; statue at Commonwealth Avenue Mall, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of James Hamilton and Rachel (Faucette) Hamilton; married, December 14, 1780, to Elizabeth Schuyler (daughter of Philip John Schuyler; sister of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler); father of Alexander Hamilton Jr., James Alexander Hamilton and William Stephen Hamilton; great-grandfather of Robert Ray Hamilton; second great-grandfather of Laurens M. Hamilton; ancestor *** of Robert Hamilton Woodruff.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Nathaniel Pendleton — Robert Troup — John Tayler — William P. Van Ness
  Hamilton counties in Fla., Ill., Ind., Kan., Neb., N.Y., Ohio and Tenn. are named for him.
  The city of Hamilton, Ohio, is named for him.  — Hamilton Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Alexander H. Buell — Alexander H. Holley — Hamilton Fish — Alexander H. Stephens — Alexander H. Bullock — Alexander H. Bailey — Alexander H. Rice — Alexander Hamilton Jones — Alexander H. Waterman — Alexander H. Coffroth — Alexander H. Dudley — Alexander H. Revell — Alexander Hamilton Hargis — Alexander Hamilton Phillips — Alex Woodle
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. $10 bill; from the 1860s to the 1920s, his portrait also appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $2 to $1,000.
  Personal motto: "Do it better yet."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Historical Society of the New York Courts
  Books about Alexander Hamilton: Richard Brookhiser, Alexander Hamilton, American — Forrest McDonald, Alexander Hamilton: A Biography — Gertrude Atherton, Conqueror : Dramatized Biography of Alexander Hamilton — Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton — Thomas Fleming, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America — Arnold A. Rogow, A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr — Willard Sterne Randall, Alexander Hamilton: A Life — John Harper, American Machiavelli : Alexander Hamilton and the Origins of U.S. Foreign Policy — Stephen F. Knott, Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth — Charles Cerami, Young Patriots: The Remarkable Story of Two Men. Their Impossible Plan and The Revolution That Created The Constitution — Donald Barr Chidsey, Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson
  Critical books about Alexander Hamilton: Thomas DiLorenzo, Hamilton's Curse : How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution -- and What It means for Americans Today
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1957)
  James Hamilton Jr. (1786-1857) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., May 8, 1786. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; intendant of Charleston, South Carolina, 1821-22; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1820; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1822-29; Governor of South Carolina, 1830-32. Slaveowner. While en route from New Orleans to Galveston, through some mishap, was drowned in the Gulf of Mexico, November 15, 1857 (age 71 years, 191 days). His remains were probably never found.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of Barnard Elliott Bee.
  Political family: Bee family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  Hamilton County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Lee Herbert Hamilton (b. 1931) — also known as Lee H. Hamilton — of Columbus, Bartholomew County, Ind. Born in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., April 20, 1931. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1965-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1968, 1996; received the Medal of Freedom in 2015. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Trilateral Commission; Rotary; Jaycees; Alpha Tau Omega. Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of Frank A. Hamilton and Myra (Jones) Hamilton; married, August 21, 1954, to Nancy Ann Nelson.
  The Lee H. Hamilton Highway (I-265 and Indiana 265), in Floyd and Clark counties, Indiana, is named for him.  — The Hamilton-Lugar School of Global and International Studies, at Indiana University, is partly named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Paul Hamilton (1762-1816) — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, October 16, 1762. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1787; member of South Carolina state senate, 1794; Governor of South Carolina, 1804-06; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1809-12. Died in Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort County), S.C., June 30, 1816 (age 53 years, 258 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Beaufort County, S.C.
  Relatives: Married 1782 to Mary Wilkinson.
  The city of Hamilton, Georgia, is named for him.  — Three Navy destroyers, each one called USS Paul Hamilton, were named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Paul Hamilton (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed and sank 1944 in the Mediterranean Sea) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William H. Hamilton (born c.1816) — of Iowa. Born about 1816. Member of Iowa state senate, 1856. Burial location unknown.
  Hamilton County, Iowa is named for him.
Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) — of Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine; Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Paris, Oxford County, Maine, August 27, 1809. Farmer; surveyor; compositor; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1836-41, 1847; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1837, 1839-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1840; U.S. Representative from Maine 6th District, 1843-47; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1848-57, 1857-61, 1869-81; Governor of Maine, 1857; Vice President of the United States, 1861-65; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1864, 1868; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1865-66; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1881-82. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, July 4, 1891 (age 81 years, 311 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine; statue at Kenduskeag Parkway, Bangor, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Hamlin and Anna (Livermore) Hamlin; brother of Elijah Livermore Hamlin; married, December 10, 1833, to Sarah Jane Emery (daughter of Stephen Emery (1790-1863)); married, September 25, 1856, to Ellen Vesta Emery (daughter of Stephen Emery (1790-1863)); father of Charles Hamlin and Hannibal Emery Hamlin; granduncle of Isaiah Kidder Stetson; great-granduncle of Clarence Cutting Stetson; first cousin once removed of John Appleton; first cousin twice removed of Charles Sumner Hamlin; third cousin once removed of David Sears; fourth cousin of George Pickering Bemis; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Fisk Janes, John Mason Jr., William Henry Harrison Stowell, Walter S. Bemis and Eldred C. Pitkin.
  Political families: Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Hamlin County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  The town of Hamlin, Maine, is named for him.  — The town of Hamlin, New York, is named for him.  — The city of Hamlin, Kansas, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Hannibal Hamlin (built 1942-43 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1971) was named for him.  — Hannibal Hamlin Hall, at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Hannibal Hamlin: Charles Eugene Hamlin, The Life and Times of Hannibal Hamlin — Mark Scroggins, Hannibal
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  John Hays Hammond (1855-1936) — of San Francisco, Calif.; South Africa; Washington, D.C.; Gloucester, Essex County, Mass. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 31, 1855. Republican. Mining engineer; worked on mines in Mexico and South Africa; worked for Cecil Rhodes; in 1895, he took part in the Jameson raid, an attempt to overthrow the Boer government in South Africa; was arrested with other leaders and sentenced to be hanged; his sentence was commuted, and he was eventually released to return to the U.S.; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1908; chair, U.S. Coal Commission, 1922-23. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Died, from coronary occlusion, in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., June 8, 1936 (age 81 years, 69 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Pindell Hammond and Sarah Elizabeth (Hays) Hammond; married, January 1, 1881, to Natalie Harris.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John H. Hammond (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia; mined and wrecked in Tyrrhenian Sea, 1945) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Wade Hampton Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) — also known as "Savior of South Carolina" — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 28, 1818. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state senate, 1858; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of South Carolina, 1876-79; defeated, 1865; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1879-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1880; U.S. Railroad Commissioner, 1893-97. Episcopalian. Awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Lost a leg in an accident in 1878. Slaveowner. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 11, 1902 (age 84 years, 14 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Wade Hampton (1791-1858) and Ann (FitzSimons) Hampton; married, October 10, 1838, to Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (daughter of Francis Smith Preston; sister of William Campbell Preston); married 1858 to Mary Singleton McDuffie (daughter of George McDuffie); nephew of Caroline Martha Hampton (who married John Smith Preston) and Susan Frances Hampton (who married John Laurence Manning); grandson of Wade Hampton (1752-1835).
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Hampton County, S.C. is named for him.
  The town of Hampton, South Carolina, is named for him.  — Wade Hampton High School (built 1960, rebuilt 2006), in Greenville, South Carolina, is named for him.  — The Wade Hampton State Office Building (opened 1940), in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Wade Hampton: Walter Brian Cisco, Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior, Conservative Statesman
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  Clarence Eugene Hancock (1885-1948) — also known as Clarence E. Hancock — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., February 13, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from New York, 1927-47 (35th District 1927-45, 36th District 1945-47); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Delta Phi. Died in a hospital at Washington, D.C., January 3, 1948 (age 62 years, 324 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore E. Hancock and Martha B. (Connelly) Hancock; married, October 4, 1912, to Emily W. Shonk.
  Syracuse Hancock International Airport (opened 1949 as Clarence E. Hancock Airport), in Syracuse, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Hancock (1737-1793) — of Massachusetts. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., January 23, 1737. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1775-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Massachusetts, 1780-85, 1787-93; died in office 1793; received 4 electoral votes, 1789. Congregationalist. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., October 8, 1793 (age 56 years, 258 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. John Hancock and Mary (Hawke) Hancock; married, August 28, 1775, to Dorothy 'Dolly'(Quincy) Scott.
  Hancock counties in Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Miss., Ohio, Tenn. and W.Va. are named for him.
  The town of Hancock, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — Mount Hancock, in the White Mountains, Grafton County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hancock (built 1941 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and lost in the Caribbean Sea, 1942) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Hancock: Harlow Giles Unger, John Hancock : Merchant King and American Patriot — Harlow Giles Unger, John Hancock: Merchant King & American Patriot
Winfield S. Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) — also known as Winfield S. Hancock — of St. Louis, Mo.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Montgomery County, Pa., February 14, 1824. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868, 1876; candidate for President of the United States, 1880. Member, Freemasons; Loyal Legion. Died in Governor's Island, New York County, N.Y., February 9, 1886 (age 61 years, 360 days). Interment at Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pa.; statue erected 1896 at Hancock Circle, Washington, D.C.
  Presumably named for: Winfield Scott
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Hancock and Elizabeth (Hoxworth) Hancock; married, February 1, 1850, to Almira Dubois Russell; uncle of Laura Elizabeth Hancock (who married William Rush Merriam).
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mount Hancock, in Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, is named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $2 silver certificate in the 1880s and early 1890s.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Winfield Scott Hancock: David M. Jordan, Winfield Scott Hancock : A Soldier's Life
  Image source: Cornell University Library
  George H. Hand (1837-1891) — Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, August 9, 1837. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Dakota territory attorney general, 1866-69; U.S. Attorney for Dakota Territory, 1866-69; secretary of Dakota Territory, 1874-83. Died in Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak., March 10, 1891 (age 53 years, 213 days). Burial location unknown.
  Hand County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  George Handley (1752-1793) — of Richmond County, Ga. Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, February 9, 1752. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Georgia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; Governor of Georgia, 1788-89; Richmond County Sheriff, 1790-93. Died near Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., September 17, 1793 (age 41 years, 220 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Howe.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Handley (built 1942 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Freeman P. Hankins (1917-1988) — also known as Freeman Hankins — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., September 30, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral director; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1961-67; member of Pennsylvania state senate 7th District, 1967-88; died in office 1988. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, American Legion; Amvets; NAACP; Freemasons; American Woodmen; Elks. Died, from heart disease, in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 31, 1988 (age 71 years, 92 days). Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Hankins and Anna (Pyles) Hankins; married, April 20, 1939, to Dorothy Days.
  The Freeman Hankins branch post office, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Marcus A. Hanna Marcus Alonzo Hanna (1837-1904) — also known as Marcus A. Hanna; Mark Hanna; "Dollar Mark" — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana County, Ohio, September 24, 1837. Republican. Partner in wholesale grocery; head of M. A. Hanna and Co., coal dealers; director, Globe Ship Manufacturing Co.; president, Union National Bank; president, Cleveland City Railroad Co. president, Chapin Mining Co.; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1896-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker); U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1897-1904; died in office 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., February 15, 1904 (age 66 years, 144 days). Entombed at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Leonard Hanna and Samantha Maria (Converse) Hanna; married, September 27, 1864, to Charlotte Augusta Rhodes; father of Ruth Hanna McCormick (who married Joseph Medill McCormick).
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Mark Hanna (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  John M. Hansford (c.1800-1844) — of Texas. Born about 1800. Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1838-40; judge of Texas Republic, 1840-42. Resigned as judge in 1842 while being impeached over his handling of a trial arising out of the "Regulator-Moderator War" in East Texas. Killed by members of the Regulators who had seized his home, in Texas, 1844 (age about 44 years). Burial location unknown.
  Hansford County, Tex. is named for him.
  John Hanson (1721-1783) — of Maryland. Born near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., April 14, 1721. Planter; member of Maryland state senate, 1757-73; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1779-82; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1781. Swedish ancestry. Died in Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Md., November 22, 1783 (age 62 years, 222 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.; statue at Frederick County Courthouse Grounds, Frederick, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Hanson and Elizabeth (Storey) Hanson; married 1747 to Jane Contee; father of Jane Contee Hanson (who married Philip Thomas), Peter Contee Hanson and Alexander Contee Hanson (1749-1806); grandfather of Rebecca Bellicum Thomas (who married Alexander Contee Magruder) and Alexander Contee Hanson (1786-1819).
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Carroll family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hanson (built 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland; sold 1947, scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph R. Hanson (1837-1917) — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., 1837. Republican. Member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1864-65; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1868. Died in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., 1917 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Hanson County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Hugh Anderson Haralson (1805-1854) — also known as Hugh A. Haralson — of LaGrange, Troup County, Ga. Born near Penfield, Greene County, Ga., November 13, 1805. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1831; member of Georgia state senate, 1837; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1843-51 (at-large 1843-45, 4th District 1845-51). Slaveowner. Died September 25, 1854 (age 48 years, 316 days). Interment at Hill View Cemetery, LaGrange, Ga.
  Haralson County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Phil Hardberger (b. 1934) — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Morton, Cochran County, Tex., July 27, 1934. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of San Antonio, Tex., 2005-09. Baptist. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Homer Reeves Hardberger and Bess (Scott) Hardberger; married 1968 to Linda Morgan.
  Phil Hardberger Park (formerly Voelcker Park), in San Antonio, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Cary Augustus Hardee (1876-1957) — also known as Cary A. Hardee — of Live Oak, Suwannee County, Fla. Born in Taylor County, Fla., November 13, 1876. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1915-17; Speaker of the Florida State House of Representatives, 1917; Governor of Florida, 1921-25. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen. Died November 21, 1957 (age 81 years, 8 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of James Blacksher Hardee and Amanda Catherine (Johnson) Hardee; married, February 7, 1900, to Maud Randell.
  Cross-reference: Marion Lindsay Dawson
  Hardee County, Fla. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Bailey Hardeman (1795-1836) — of Texas. Born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 26, 1795. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Matagorda, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1836. Died in Caney Creek, Matagorda County, Tex., October 12, 1836 (age 41 years, 229 days). Original interment somewhere in Matagorda County, Tex.; reinterment in 1936 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hardeman and Mary (Perkins) Hardeman; brother of Thomas Jones Hardeman; fourth cousin of Martha Jefferson Randolph, John Wayles Eppes and John Randolph of Roanoke; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Francis Wayles Eppes, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Hardeman County, Tex. is named partly for him.
  Thomas Hardeman Jr. (1825-1891) — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Eatonton, Putnam County, Ga., January 12, 1825. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1853-57, 1863-64, 1874; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1859-61, 1883-85 (3rd District 1859-61, at-large 1883-85); colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Macon, Ga., 1885-90. Slaveowner. Died in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., March 6, 1891 (age 66 years, 53 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
  Hardeman Avenue, in Macon, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Thomas Jones Hardeman (1788-1854) — of Texas. Born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., January 31, 1788. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-39; judge of Texas Republic, 1843; member of Texas state legislature, 1847-51. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Bastrop County, Tex., January 15, 1854 (age 65 years, 349 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1937 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hardeman and Mary (Perkins) Hardeman; brother of Bailey Hardeman; married 1814 to Mary Ophelia Polk (aunt of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk); married, October 26, 1836, to Eliza DeWitt; fourth cousin of Martha Jefferson Randolph, John Wayles Eppes and John Randolph of Roanoke; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Francis Wayles Eppes, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph.
  Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Hardeman County, Tenn. is named for him; Hardeman County, Tex. is named partly for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Henry Hardin (1820-1892) — also known as Charles H. Hardin — of Missouri. Born in Trimble County, Ky., July 15, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 9th District, 1873-74; Governor of Missouri, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee). Member, Beta Theta Pi. Died in Mexico, Audrain County, Mo., July 29, 1892 (age 72 years, 14 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Audrain County, Mo.; reinterment at Jewell Cemetery, Near Columbia, Boone County, Mo.
  The city of Hardin, Missouri, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known as Warren G. Harding — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow County, Ohio, November 2, 1865. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904 (alternate), 1912, 1916 (Temporary Chair; Permanent Chair; speaker); candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1910; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Phi Alpha Delta. First president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14, 1922. Died, probably from a heart attack, in a room at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., August 2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273 days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted by historians. Originally entombed at Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) at Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding; married, July 8, 1891, to Florence Harding.
  Harding County, N.M. is named for him.
  Harding High School, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is named for him.  — Warren G. Harding High School, in Warren, Ohio, is named for him.  — Warren G. Harding Middle School, in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — The community of Harding Township, New Jersey (created 1922) is named for him.  — Warren Street, G Street, and Harding Street (now Boardwalk), in Ketchikan, Alaska, were all named for him.  — Harding Mountain, in Chelan County, Washington, is named for him.  — Mount Harding, in Skagway, Alaska, is named for him.
  Personal motto: "Remember there are two sides to every question. Get both."
  Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to normalcy with Harding."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis Russell, The Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His Times — Robert K. Murray, The Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty, Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W. Dean, Warren G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts, Warren G. Harding (for young readers)
  Critical books about Warren G. Harding: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Samuel Hardy (c.1758-1785) — of Virginia. Born in Isle of Wight County, Va., about 1758. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1778, 1780-82; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1782; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1783-85; died in office 1785. Died while attending the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 17, 1785 (age about 27 years). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Hardy County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Harlan (1820-1899) — of Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa. Born in Clark County, Ill., August 26, 1820. Republican. Iowa superintendent of public instruction, 1847; president of Iowa Wesleyan College, 1853-55, 1869-70; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1855-57, 1857-65, 1867-73; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1865-66; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868. Methodist. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, October 5, 1899 (age 79 years, 40 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
  Relatives: Father of Mary Harlan (who married Robert Todd Lincoln).
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Lincoln-Lee family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Harlan, Iowa, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Harlan (built 1943 at Richmond, California; wrecked and scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
John Marshall Harlan John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) — of Kentucky. Born in Boyle County, Ky., June 1, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1858-59; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1861-63; Kentucky state attorney general, 1861-65; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1871; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1876 (delegation chair); Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1877-1911. Presbyterian. Died October 14, 1911 (age 78 years, 135 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Presumably named for: John Marshall
  Relatives: Son of James Harlan and Elizabeth Shannon (Davenport) Harlan; brother of Laura Harlan (who married Francis Landon Cleveland); married, December 23, 1856, to Malvina French Shanklin; father of James S. Harlan and John Maynard Harlan; uncle of James Harlan Cleveland; grandfather of John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971); granduncle of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; great-granduncle of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Benjamin H. Bristow — Augustus E. Willson
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John M. Harlan (built 1943 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Marshall Harlan: Linda Przybyszewski, The Republic According to John Marshall Harlan
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Judson Harmon (1846-1927) — of Wyoming, Hamilton County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Newtown, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 3, 1846. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1876-77; superior court judge in Ohio, 1878-87; U.S. Attorney General, 1895-97; receiver of bankrupt railways, 1905-09; Governor of Ohio, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Baptist. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 22, 1927 (age 81 years, 19 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. B. F. Harmon and Julia (Bronson) Harmon.
  Harmon County, Okla. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Harmon Judson (built 1943 at Richmond, California; launched as Samwash; renamed 1947 as Maplebank; renamed 1957 as African Lord; scrapped 1969) was originally named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Cornelius Harnett (1723-1781) — of North Carolina. Born near Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., April 20, 1723. Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1777. Captured by the British in January 1781, and died as a prisoner, of disease contracted in captivity, in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., April 20, 1781 (age 58 years, 0 days). Interment at St. James' Churchyard, Wilmington, N.C.
  Harnett County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.; Baltimore, Md. Born near Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Va., January, 1765. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1790-95; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1795-1801 (2nd District 1795, 1st District 1795-97, at-large 1797-99, 1st District 1799-1801); general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1816; received 3 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1816; received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 1820; member of Maryland state senate, 1819-20. Slaveowner. Died in Baltimore, Md., January 14, 1825 (age about 60 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Harper and Emily Diana (Goodloe) Harper; married, May 1, 1801, to Catherine Carroll (daughter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton); granduncle of Robert Goodloe Harper Speed; great-granduncle of Robert Loring Speed.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Jackson-Lee family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Carroll family of Maryland; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: John Smith
  The town of Harper, Liberia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel M. Harrington — of Kent County, Del. Democrat. Chancellor of Delaware court of chancery, 1857-65. Burial location unknown.
  The city of Harrington, Delaware, is named for him.
  Albert Galliton Harrison (1800-1839) — of Missouri. Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., June 26, 1800. U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1835-39. Slaveowner. Died in Fulton, Callaway County, Mo., September 7, 1839 (age 39 years, 73 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Presumably named for: Albert Gallatin
  Harrison County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) — also known as "The Signer" — of Charles City County, Va. Born in Charles City County, Va., April 5, 1726. Planter; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1749-75; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1776-81, 1787-91; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1778-81; Governor of Virginia, 1781-84; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Charles City County, 1788. Died in Charles City County, Va., April 24, 1791 (age 65 years, 19 days). Interment at Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, Va.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Harrison (1693-1745) and Ann (Carter) Harrison; brother-in-law of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); married 1748 to Elizabeth Bassett; father of Carter Bassett Harrison and William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) (who married Anna Tuthill Symmes); uncle of Beverley Randolph; grandfather of John Scott Harrison; great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); great-granduncle of Carter Henry Harrison; second great-grandfather of Russell Benjamin Harrison; second great-granduncle of Carter Henry Harrison II; third great-grandfather of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990); ancestor *** of James Thomas Harrison; first cousin of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); first cousin once removed of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; first cousin twice removed of Peyton Randolph (1779-1828) and Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin thrice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Peter Myndert Dox and Edmund Randolph; first cousin four times removed of Edmund Randolph Cocke, Connally Findlay Trigg, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Harry Bartow Hawes and William Welby Beverley; first cousin five times removed of Francis Beverley Biddle and Harry Flood Byrd; first cousin six times removed of Harry Flood Byrd Jr.; second cousin once removed of Burwell Bassett; third cousin twice removed of Robert Monroe Harrison.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Harrison County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Ralph Chandler Harrison (1831-1918) — also known as Ralph C. Harrison — of Cornwall, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Cornwall Bridge, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Conn., October 22, 1831. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Cornwall, 1857; justice of California state supreme court, 1891-1903; Judge, California Court of Appeal, 1905-08. Died in San Francisco, Calif., July 18, 1918 (age 86 years, 269 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Myron Harrison and Charlotte Elizabeth (Calhoun) Harrison; married 1865 to Juliet Lathrop Waite; married, September 27, 1892, to Ella Spencer Reid (niece of Whitelaw Reid).
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Harrison Memorial Library, in Carmel, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) — also known as "Tippecanoe"; "Old Tip"; "Farmer of North Bend"; "General Mum"; "Cincinnatus of the West" — of Vincennes, Knox County, Ind.; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Berkeley, Charles City County, Va., February 9, 1773. Whig. Secretary of Northwest Territory, 1798-99; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Northwest Territory, 1799-1800; Governor of Indiana Territory, 1801-12; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1816-19; member of Ohio state senate, 1819-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1820; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1825-28; U.S. Minister to Gran Colombia, 1828-29; President of the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836; died in office 1841. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Slaveowner. Died of pneumonia or typhoid, at the White House, Washington, D.C., April 4, 1841 (age 68 years, 54 days). Interment at Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) and Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison; brother of Carter Bassett Harrison; married, November 22, 1795, to Anna Tuthill Symmes (daughter of John Cleves Symmes); father of John Scott Harrison; grandfather of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); great-grandfather of Russell Benjamin Harrison; second great-grandfather of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990); first cousin of Beverley Randolph and Burwell Bassett; first cousin once removed of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); first cousin twice removed of Carter Henry Harrison; first cousin thrice removed of Carter Henry Harrison II; second cousin of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; second cousin once removed of Peyton Randolph and Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); second cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Peter Myndert Dox and Edmund Randolph; second cousin thrice removed of Edmund Randolph Cocke, Connally Findlay Trigg, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Harry Bartow Hawes and William Welby Beverley; second cousin four times removed of Francis Beverley Biddle and Harry Flood Byrd; second cousin five times removed of Harry Flood Byrd Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Robert Monroe Harrison.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Harrison counties in Ind., Iowa, Miss. and Ohio are named for him.
  The city of Harrison, New Jersey, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: William H. Harrison Taylor — W. H. H. Eba — William H. H. Clayton — William H. H. Allen — William H. H. Beadle — William H. H. Varney — William H. H. Cowles — William H. H. Stowell — William H. H. Miller — William H. H. Cook — William H. H. Flick — William H. Heard — William H. H. Llewellyn — William H. Harrison
  Campaign slogan (1840): "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about William Henry Harrison: Freeman Cleaves, Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time — Norma Lois Peterson, Presidencies of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler — David Lillard, William Henry Harrison (for young readers)
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
William F. Harrity William Francis Harrity (1850-1912) — also known as William F. Harrity — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., October 19, 1850. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884, 1896; postmaster at Philadelphia, Pa., 1885-89; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1890; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1891-95; member of Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1892-97; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1892-96. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 12, 1912 (age 61 years, 176 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Harrity and Jane A. Harrity.
  The William F. Harrity Public School (built 1913, closed 2017), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  John Hart (c.1713-1779) — also known as "Honest John" — of Hopewell, Hunterdon County (now Mercer County), N.J. Born about 1713. Hunterdon County Judge, 1768-75; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1776-78; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1776-78. Died, from kidney failure, in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (now Mercer County), N.J., May 11, 1779 (age about 66 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Mercer County, N.J.; reinterment in 1865 at First Baptist Church Cemetery, Hopewell, N.J.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Hart and Martha (Furman) Hart; married 1741 to Deborah Scudder; second great-grandfather of John Hart Brewer and Lummie J. Earle; first cousin thrice removed of Absalom Price Lanning; first cousin four times removed of William Mershon Lanning; second cousin twice removed of Hanford Nichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed of James Lockwood Conger and Homer Nichols Lockwood; second cousin four times removed of Frederick B. Piatt; second cousin five times removed of Alfred Collins Lockwood.
  Political families: Conger family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Lockwood-Lanning family of New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hart (built 1941-42 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Philip A. Hart Philip Aloysius Hart (1912-1976) — also known as Philip A. Hart — of Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich.; Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Mich. Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., December 10, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1950; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1952-53; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1955-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 (speaker), 1976; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1959-76; died in office 1976. Member, Urban League. Died in Washington, D.C., December 26, 1976 (age 64 years, 16 days). Interment at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  The Hart Senate Office Building (opened 1982), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Bret Harte (1836-1902) — also known as Francis Brett Hart — of Union (now Arcata), Humboldt County, Calif.; London, England. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., August 25, 1836. Writer; editor; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1878-80; Glasgow, 1880-85. English, Dutch, and Jewish ancestry. Died in Camberley, England, May 2, 1902 (age 65 years, 250 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Frimley, Surrey, England.
  Relatives: Step-son of Andrew Williams; son of Henry Hart and Elizabeth (Ostrander) Hart; married, August 11, 1862, to Anna Griswold.
  Bret Harte Union High School, in Angels Camp, California, is named for him.  — The Bret Harte Neighborhood Library, in Long Beach, California, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Death shall reap the braver harvest."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Oliver Cromwell Hartley (1823-1859) — of Texas. Born in 1823. Member of Texas state legislature, 1851. Died in 1859 (age about 36 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Oliver Cromwell
  Hartley County, Tex. is named for him.
William B. Hartsfield William Berry Hartsfield (1890-1971) — also known as William B. Hartsfield — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 1, 1890. Mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1937-41, 1942-62. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., February 22, 1971 (age 80 years, 358 days). Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Green Hartsfield and Victoria (Dagnall) Hartsfield; married 1913 to Pearl Williams; married 1962 to Tollie Starr Bedenbaugh; fourth cousin of John Frederick Hartsfield.
  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (opened 1925 as Candler Field; renamed 1942 as Atlanta Municipal Airport; renamed 1971 as William B. Hartsfield Atlanta Airport; renamed 2003 as Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport), in Fulton and Clayton counties, Georgia, is partly named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about William B. Hartsfield: Harold H. Martin, William Berry Hartsfield : Mayor of Atlanta
  Image source: Library of Congress
  James Madison Harvey (1833-1894) — also known as James M. Harvey — of Fort Riley, Geary County, Kan.; Vinton, Cowley County, Kan. Born near Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 21, 1833. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1865-66; member of Kansas state senate, 1867-68; Governor of Kansas, 1869-73; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1874-77. Died near Junction City, Geary County, Kan., April 15, 1894 (age 60 years, 206 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Junction City, Kan.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Harvey and MArgaret Handley (Walker) Harvey; married 1854 to Charlotte Richardson Cutter.
  Harvey County, Kan. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles N. Haskell Charles Nathaniel Haskell (1860-1933) — also known as Charles N. Haskell — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla. Born in Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio, March 13, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; oil business; delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; Governor of Oklahoma, 1907-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1928. Died, of pneumonia, in the Skirvin Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., July 5, 1933 (age 73 years, 114 days). Interment at Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
  Haskell County, Okla. is named for him.
  Charles Haskell Elementary School, in Edmond, Oklahoma, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1908
  Dudley Chase Haskell (1842-1883) — also known as Dudley C. Haskell — of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan. Born in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., March 23, 1842. Republican. Member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1872; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1877-83; died in office 1883. Died December 16, 1883 (age 41 years, 268 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Otis Halbert Holmes.
  Haskell County, Kan. is named for him.
  Haskell Indian Nations University (founded in 1884 as a residential boarding school for Amerian Indian children), in Lawrence, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Hasson (1833-1923) — of Oil City, Venango County, Pa. Born in Shippenville, Clarion County, Pa., March 17, 1833. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; oil business; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1872, 1904, 1912; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Venango County, 1875-76, 1883-84, 1899-1900. Died in Oil City, Venango County, Pa., May 15, 1923 (age 90 years, 59 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Oil City, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of James Hasson and Sarah (Fetzer) Hasson; married 1871 to Mary Collins.
  Hasson Park, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — Hasson Avenue, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eurotus P. Hastings (1791-1866) — of Michigan. Born July 20, 1791. Whig. President of the Bank of Michigan, 1825-39; Michigan state auditor general, 1840-42. Presbyterian. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 1, 1866 (age 74 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown.
  The city of Hastings, Michigan, is named for him.
  Mark Odom Hatfield (1922-2011) — also known as Mark O. Hatfield — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Dallas, Polk County, Ore., July 12, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1951-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1956, 1960 (delegation chair); member of Oregon state senate, 1955-56; secretary of state of Oregon, 1957-59; Governor of Oregon, 1959-67; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1967-97. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., August 7, 2011 (age 89 years, 26 days). Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Dolen Hatfield and Dovie (Odom) Hatfield; married, July 8, 1958, to Antoinette Kuzmanich.
  The Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse (opened 1997), in Portland, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Mark O. Hatfield: Against the Grain: Reflections of a Rebel Republican, with Diane N. Solomon (2000)
  John Hathorn (1749-1825) — of Orange County, N.Y. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., January 9, 1749. Member of New York state assembly from Orange County, 1777-78, 1779-80, 1781-85, 1794-95, 1804-05; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1786-89, 1799-1803; member of New York council of appointment, 1787, 1789; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1789-91, 1795-97. Slaveowner. Died February 19, 1825 (age 76 years, 41 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, N.Y.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hathorn (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Hawkins (1754-1818) — of North Carolina. Born in Granville County (part now in Warren County), N.C., August 15, 1754. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1778-79, 1784; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1781-83, 1787; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1789; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1789-95. Slaveowner. Died in Crawford County, Ga., June 6, 1818 (age 63 years, 295 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Crawford County, Ga.
  Relatives: Uncle of Micajah Thomas Hawkins.
  Political families: Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina; Alston-Macon-Hawkins family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Hawkins County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) — also known as Nathaniel Hathorne — of Concord, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., July 4, 1804. Famed novelist and short story writer; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1846-49; U.S. Consul in Liverpool, 1853-57. English ancestry. Died in Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H., May 19, 1864 (age 59 years, 320 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Mass.; statue at Hawthorne Boulevard, Salem, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Hathorne and Elizabeth Clarke (Manning) Hathorne; married, July 9, 1842, to Sophia Amelia Peabody (sister-in-law of Horace Mann); great-grandfather of Olcott Hawthorne Deming; second great-grandfather of Rust Macpherson Deming; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Putnam Tyler.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Roosevelt family of New York; Deming family of Maryland and New York; Crowninshield-Adams family of Savannah, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The borough of Hawthorne, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Fiction by Nathaniel Hawthorne: The House of Seven Gables — The Scarlet Letter — Selected Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne
  Books about Nathaniel Hawthorne: Brenda Wineapple, Hawthorne : A Life — Luther S. Luedtke, Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Romance of the Orient — Raymona E. Hull, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the English Experience, 1853-1864
  Image source: Project Gutenberg
John Hay John Milton Hay (1838-1905) — also known as John Hay — of Washington, D.C. Born in Salem, Washington County, Ind., October 8, 1838. Private secretary and assistant to President Abraham Lincoln; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1893-98; U.S. Secretary of State, 1898-1905; died in office 1905. Died in Newbury, Merrimack County, N.H., July 1, 1905 (age 66 years, 266 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Helen (Leonard) Hay and Dr. Charles Hay; married, February 4, 1874, to Clara Louise Stone; father of Adelbert Stone Hay and Alice Evelyn Hay (who married James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.); grandfather of John Hay Whitney and James Jermiah Wadsworth; great-grandfather of James Wadsworth Symington; second cousin thrice removed of James Hodges; third cousin twice removed of James Leonard Hodges; fourth cousin once removed of William Dean Kellogg and Marcus Morton.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Morton family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Spencer F. Eddy
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hay (built 1943 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "The Fruit of Righteousness is sown in peace of they that make peace."
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about John Milton Hay: Michael Burlingame, ed., At Lincoln's Side : John Hay's Civil War Correspondence and Selected Writings — Robert L. Gale, John Hay — Howard I. Kushner, John Milton Hay : The Union of Poetry and Politics — Michael Burlingame, ed., Abraham Lincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay — John Taliaferro, All the Great Prizes: The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, October 1903
Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) — also known as Rutherford B. Hayes; "Rutherfraud B. Hayes"; "His Fraudulency" — of Ohio. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, October 4, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67; Governor of Ohio, 1868-72, 1876-77; President of the United States, 1877-81. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Stricken by a heart attack at the railroad station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 17, 1893 (age 70 years, 105 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 at Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial Grounds, Fremont, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Rutherford Hayes, Jr. and Sophia (Birchard) Hayes; married, December 30, 1852, to Lucy Webb Hayes; father of James Webb Cook Hayes.
  Political family: Hayes family of Fremont, Ohio.
  Cross-reference: Leopold Markbreit — James M. Comly — Joseph P. Bradley
  Hayes County, Neb. is named for him.
  Rutherford B. Hayes High School, in Delaware, Ohio, is named for him.  — The Presidente Hayes Department (province), and its capital city, Villa Hayes, in Paraguay, are named for him.  — Hayes Hall (built 1893), at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, is named for him.
  Personal motto: "He serves his party best who serves his country best."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Rutherford B. Hayes: Ari Hoogenboom, Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President — Hans Trefousse, Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877 - 1881 — William H. Rehnquist, Centennial Crisis : The Disputed Election of 1876
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Clement Furman Haynsworth Jr. (1912-1989) — also known as Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. — Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., October 30, 1912. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1957-81; took senior status 1981. Died in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., November 22, 1989 (age 77 years, 23 days). Interment at Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
  The C. F. Haynsworth Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Greenville, South Carolina, is named for him.
  John Coffee Hays (1817-1883) — also known as Jack C. Hays — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Cedar Lick, Wilson County, Tenn., January 28, 1817. Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1876. Joined the Texas Rangers in the 1830s (later named to Texas Rangers Hall of Fame). Sheriff of San Francisco in 1850; U.S. Surveyor General for California, 1853; one of the founders of the city of Oakland. Died April 21, 1883 (age 66 years, 83 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Hays County, Tex. is named for him.
  John Haywood (1762-1826) — also known as "The Father of Tennessee History" — Born in Halifax County, N.C., March 16, 1762. North Carolina state attorney general, 1792-95; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1794; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1816. Founder of Tennesee Antiquarian Society. Died in Davidson County, Tenn., 1826 (age about 64 years). Interment at Tusculum Baptist Church Grounds, Near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.
  Haywood County, Tenn. is named for him.
  Augustus George Hazard (1802-1868) — also known as Augustus G. Hazard — of Enfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I., April 28, 1802. Democrat. Founder, Hazard Gunpowder Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1860. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 7, 1868 (age 66 years, 9 days). Interment at Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Silence (Knowles) Hazard and Thomas Hazard; married, July 24, 1821, to Salome Goodwin Merrill; second cousin thrice removed of Wallace Bruce Crumb; second cousin four times removed of Wallace Raymond Crumb; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Hazard and Nathaniel Hazard; third cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell and Ebenezer Hazard; fourth cousin of Rufus Wheeler Peckham; fourth cousin once removed of Erskine Hazard and Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr..
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Condit family of Orange, New Jersey; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Hazardville, in Enfield, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joshua Taylor Heald (1821-1887) — also known as Joshua T. Heald — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., May 26, 1821. Republican. Bookbinder; real estate developer; bank director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1860, 1868; President of the Wilmington City Railway Company, which built the city's first trolley line; later, he was president of the Wilmington and Western Railroad; candidate for U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1870. Died, from typhoid fever, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., July 23, 1887 (age 66 years, 58 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Heald and Hannah (Mendenhall) Heald; married 1844 to Hannah Pusey; third cousin of Harmon Gregg Heald.
  Heald Street, in Wilmington, Delaware, is named for him.
  Arthur Daniel Healey (1889-1948) — also known as Arthur D. Healey — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., December 29, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1933-42; defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1942-48; died in office 1948. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., September 16, 1948 (age 58 years, 262 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Dennis Healey and Mary (Ireland) Healey; married, January 27, 1923, to Tresla Fisher.
  The Arthur D. Healey School, in Somerville, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stephen Heard (1741-1815) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Hanover County, Va., November 13, 1741. Engineer; planter; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of Georgia, 1780-81; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1794-95. Died in Elbert County, Ga., November 15, 1815 (age 74 years, 2 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Married 1760 to Jane Germany; married, August 25, 1785, to Elizabeth Darden; father of Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen), George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Thomas Jefferson Heard; grandfather of Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.), Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox), James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; great-grandfather of Anna Cassandra McIntosh (who married Budd Clay Wall), Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis), William Henry Harrison Heard and Luther H. O. Martin Jr..
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Heard County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cornelius Hedges (1837-1907) — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in 1837. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1874; member of Montana state senate 7th District, 1889-92. Died in 1907 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  Hedges Peak, in Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, is named for him.
  Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863) — of Wisconsin. Born in Lierbyen, Norway, December 21, 1829. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; abolitionist; Wisconsin state prison commissioner, elected 1859; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Norwegian ancestry. Suffered wounds in battle, and died the next day, at Chickamauga, Walker County, Ga., September 20, 1863 (age 33 years, 273 days). Interment at Norway Lutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Even Heg and Sigrid (Kallerud) Heg; married to Gunhild Einong.
  Heg Memorial Park, in Wind Lake, Wisconsin, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Hans Heg (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel G. Heiskell (1858-1923) — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Monroe County, Tenn., 1858. Lawyer; historian; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1890; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1896-97, 1900-01, 1906-07, 1910-12, 1912-15. Died in 1923 (age about 65 years). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Heiskell Elementary School (built 1897, now gone), in Knoxville, Tennessee, was named for him.
Hinton Rowan Helper Hinton Rowan Helper (1829-1909) — of North Carolina; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Mocksville, Davie County, N.C., December 27, 1829. Author and publisher of The Impending Crisis of the South (1857), an attack on the institution of slavery as holding the South back economically; the book caused a furor, and was banned in the South; U.S. Consul in Buenos Aires, 1861-66. Killed himself with illuminating gas, in Washington, D.C., March 9, 1909 (age 79 years, 72 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Hinton R. Helper (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Hinton Rowan Helper: David Brown, Southern Outcast: Hinton Rowan Helper And the Impending Crisis of the South
  Image source: The Impending Crisis of the South (1860)
  John Hemphill (1803-1862) — of Texas. Born in Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., December 18, 1803. Lawyer; newspaper editor; judge of Texas Republic, 1840; chief justice of Texas state supreme court, 1846-58; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1859-61; when the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelled in absentia on July 11, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; died in office 1862; candidate for Senator from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in Richmond, Va., January 7, 1862 (age 58 years, 20 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of John Hemphill (1761-1832) and Jane (Lind) Hemphill; brother of James Hemphill; uncle of Robert Reid Hemphill and John James Hemphill; great-granduncle of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill and Paul Hemphill Jr..
  Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.
  Hemphill County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Hempstead (1780-1817) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., June 3, 1780. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1812-14. Was thrown from a horse, which resulted in his death six days later, at St. Louis, Mo., August 10, 1817 (age 37 years, 68 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Hempstead County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Belknap Henderson (1873-1954) — also known as Charles B. Henderson — of Elko, Elko County, Nev.; Washington, D.C. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 8, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Elko County District Attorney, 1901-05; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928, 1936; president and director, Elko Telephone and Telegraph Company; director, Western Pacific Railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 8, 1954 (age 81 years, 153 days). Interment at Elko Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Jefferson Henderson and Sarah Watts (Bradley) Henderson; married 1901 to Ethel Laura Smith; grandson of Lewis Rice Bradley.
  The city of Henderson, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Pinckney Henderson (1808-1858) — also known as J. Pinckney Henderson — of Marshville (unknown county), Tex. Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., March 31, 1808. Lawyer; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1836-37; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1837; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Governor of Texas, 1846-47; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1857-58; died in office 1858. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., June 4, 1858 (age 50 years, 65 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1930 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Henderson County, Tex. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS J. Pinckney Henderson (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; collided and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Leonard Henderson (1772-1833) — of North Carolina. Born in Granville County, N.C., October 6, 1772. State court judge in North Carolina, 1808; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1818; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1829-33. Died in Williamsboro, Vance County, N.C., August 13, 1833 (age 60 years, 311 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Henderson; brother of Archibald Henderson; nephew of Thomas Henderson; double first cousin once removed and nephew by marriage of John Williams of Montpelier; second cousin by marriage of Matthew Clay.
  Political family: Williams family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Henderson County, N.C. is named for him.
  William Hendricks (1782-1850) — of Madison, Jefferson County, Ind. Born in Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County, Pa., November 12, 1782. Democrat. Member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1814-17; U.S. Representative from Indiana at-large, 1816-22; Governor of Indiana, 1822-25; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1825-37. Died in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., May 16, 1850 (age 67 years, 185 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Madison, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Hendricks (1749-1819) and Ann (Jamison) Hendricks; brother of Thomas Hendricks and John Hendricks; father of William Hendricks Jr.; uncle of Abraham Hendricks (1805-1878), Thomas Andrews Hendricks (who married Eliza Carol Morgan), Abram Washington Hendricks and William Chalmers Hendricks; granduncle of Scott Springer Hendricks; third cousin thrice removed of Frederick B. Piatt.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Hendricks County, Ind. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  John Henry (1750-1798) — of Maryland. Born in Dorchester County, Md., November, 1750. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1777-80; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1778-80, 1785-86; member of Maryland state senate, 1780-90; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1789-97; received 2 electoral votes, 1796; Governor of Maryland, 1797-98. Episcopalian. Died in Dorchester County, Md., December 16, 1798 (age 48 years, 0 days). Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Col. John Henry Henry and Dorothy (Rider) Henry; married to Margaret Campbell; great-grandfather of Henry Lloyd.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Goldsborough-Henry family of Cambridge, Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Henry (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
Patrick Henry Patrick Henry (1736-1799) — of Prince Edward County, Va. Born in Studley, Hanover County, Va., May 29, 1736. Lawyer; planter; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1765; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of Virginia, 1776-79, 1784-86; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Prince Edward County, 1788; member of Virginia state senate, 1799. Scottish and English ancestry. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1920. Died near Brookneal, Campbell County, Va., June 6, 1799 (age 63 years, 8 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Charlotte County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Henry and Sarah (Syme) Henry; brother of Anne Henry (1738-1790; who married William Christian) and Elizabeth Henry (who married William Russell and William Campbell); married 1754 to Sarah Shelton; married, October 25, 1777, to Dorothea Dandridge; father of Anne Henry (who married Spencer Roane); uncle of Priscilla Christian (who married Alexander Scott Bullitt) and Sarah Buchanan Campbell (who married Francis Smith Preston); grandfather of William Henry Roane; granduncle of Valentine Wood Southall, William Campbell Preston, Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and John Smith Preston; great-granduncle of Stephen Valentine Southall, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; second great-granduncle of Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; third great-grandfather of Robert Lee Henry; cousin *** of Isaac Coles.
  Political family: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Henry counties in Ala., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., Mo., Ohio, Tenn. and Va. are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Patrick H. Davis — Patrick Henry — Patrick H. Roche — Patrick H. McCarren — Patrick H. McGarry — Patrick Henry — Patrick Henry McCarthy — Patrick Henry Callahan — Patrick H. Kelley — Patrick H. O'Brien — P. H. Moynihan — Patrick H. Quinn — Patrick H. Drewry — Patrick Henry Kennedy — J. H. Culkin — Dat Barthel
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Patrick Henry: Harlow Giles Unger, Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation — Thomas S. Kidd, Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
A. Barton Hepburn Alonzo Barton Hepburn (1846-1922) — also known as A. Barton Hepburn — of Colton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Colton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., July 24, 1846. Republican. Lawyer; timber business; banker; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1875-79; superintendent, New York State Banking Department, 1880-83; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1892-93; director, New York Life Insurance Company, American Agricultural Chemical Company, Studebaker Corporation (automobile manufacturer), and Great Northern Railway. Hit by a bus at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, injured, and died five days later, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 25, 1922 (age 75 years, 185 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Zina Earl Hepburn and Beulah (Gray) Hepburn; married 1873 to Harriet A. 'Hattie' Fisher; married 1887 to Emily L. Eaton.
  A. Barton Hepburn Hospital (now Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center), in Ogdensburg, New York, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "A benefactor. A faithful friend. A loyal American."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Comptrollers of the Currency
  Image source: The Chase Monthly Magazine, February 1922
William P. Hepburn William Peters Hepburn (1833-1916) — also known as William P. Hepburn — of Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa; Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Born in Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio, November 4, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860, 1888, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker); colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1881-87, 1893-1909. Died February 7, 1916 (age 82 years, 95 days). Interment at Clarinda Cemetery, Clarinda, Iowa.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of Matthew Lyon.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Hepburn, Iowa, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
Hilary A. Herbert Hilary Abner Herbert (1834-1919) — also known as Hilary A. Herbert — of Greenville, Butler County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Washington, D.C. Born in Laurensville, Laurens District (now Laurens, Laurens County), S.C., March 12, 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1877-93; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1893-97. Slaveowner. Died March 6, 1919 (age 84 years, 359 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas E. Herbert and Dorothy Teague (Young) Herbert; married, April 23, 1867, to Ella B. Smith.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Hilary A. Herbert (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  John Williamson Herron (1827-1912) — also known as John W. Herron — of Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pa., May 10, 1827. Lawyer; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1873; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1889-94. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 5, 1912 (age 85 years, 87 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Herron and Jane (Willis) Herron; married, March 7, 1854, to Harriet Anne Collins; father of Helen Louise Herron (who married William Howard Taft); grandfather of Robert Alphonso Taft, Charles Phelps Taft II and Frederick Lippitt; great-grandfather of William Howard Taft III, Robert Taft Jr. and Seth Chase Taft; second great-grandfather of Robert Alphonso Taft III.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Herron Gymnasium (built 1896; later named Van Voorhis Hall; demolished 1986) at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) — also known as Abram S. Hewitt — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y., July 31, 1822. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; early manufacturer of wrought iron; U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1875-79, 1881-87; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1876-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1880; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1887-88. English and French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Ringwood, Passaic County, N.J., January 18, 1903 (age 80 years, 171 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Hewitt and Ann (Gurnee) Hewitt; married 1855 to Sarah Amelia Cooper (daughter of Peter Cooper; sister of Edward Cooper); father of Edward Ringwood Hewitt (son-in-law of James Mitchell Ashley).
  Political family: Cooper-Ashley family of New York City, New York.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Abram S. Hewitt (built 1943-44 at Richmond, California; sold 1947 and renamed, ultimately as the Golfo di Trieste; sank 1964 in the South China Sea) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Weldon B. Heyburn Weldon Brinton Heyburn (1852-1912) — also known as Weldon B. Heyburn — of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Born in Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pa., May 23, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho Territory, 1888; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1892, 1900, 1904; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1898; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1903-12; died in office 1912; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho, 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., October 17, 1912 (age 60 years, 147 days). Interment at Lafayette Cemetery, Chadds Ford, Pa.
  The city of Heyburn, Idaho, is named for him.  — Mount Heyburn, in Custer County, Idaho, is named for him.  — Heyburn State Park, in Benewah County, Idaho, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
Benjamin H. Hill Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882) — also known as Benjamin H. Hill — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Jasper County, Ga., September 14, 1823. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1851; candidate for Governor of Georgia, 1857; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1875-77; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1877-82; died in office 1882. Slaveowner. Died of cancer in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., August 16, 1882 (age 58 years, 336 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Hugh Lawson White Hill.
  Ben Hill County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  George Washington Hill (1814-1860) — of Texas. Born in Hill Creek, Warren County, Tenn., April 22, 1814. Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1838-41, 1842-43; Texas Republic Secretary of War and Marine, 1843-44. Died in Spring Hill, Navarro County, Tex., May 29, 1860 (age 46 years, 37 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Near Dawson, Navarro County, Tex.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Hill County, Tex. is named for him.
  Isaac Hill (1789-1851) — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in West Cambridge (now Arlington), Middlesex County, Mass., April 6, 1789. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1820-23, 1827-28; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1826; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1831-36; Governor of New Hampshire, 1836-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1840. Died in Washington, D.C., March 22, 1851 (age 61 years, 350 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  The town of Hill, New Hampshire, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
C. Ross Hilliard Clarence Ross Hilliard (1894-1976) — also known as C. Ross Hilliard — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Delhi Township, Ingham County, Mich., August 8, 1894. Republican. Ingham County Clerk, 1925-72; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1957-59. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 14, 1976 (age 81 years, 219 days). Interment at North Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rubin B. Hilliard and Augusta Mary (Smith) Hilliard; married 1920 to Mary Jane Boston; grandson of Denison Hewitt Hilliard.
  The Hilliard Building, housing county offices, in Mason, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Ingham County News, October 31, 1946
Sidney Hillman Sidney Hillman (1887-1946) — of New York. Born in Zagare, Lithuania, March 23, 1887. President, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA), and one of the founders of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO); New York American Labor Party state chair, 1945. Jewish. Died in Point Lookout, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., July 10, 1946 (age 59 years, 109 days). Entombed at Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Bas Sheva 'Bessie' Abramowitz.
  Hillman Avenue, in Bronx, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Time Magazine, December 2, 1940
  Thomas Hinds (1780-1840) — of Greenville, Jefferson County, Miss. Born in Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 9, 1780. Democrat. Member Mississippi territorial council, 1805-06; Speaker of Mississippi Territory House of Representatives, 1810; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; candidate for Governor of Mississippi, 1819; U.S. Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1828-31. Slaveowner. Died in Greenville, Jefferson County, Miss., August 23, 1840 (age 60 years, 227 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Jefferson County, Miss.
  Relatives: Married, June 25, 1807, to Laminda Greene (daughter of Thomas Marston Greene).
  Hinds County, Miss. is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Thomas Hinds Duggan
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gilbert Monell Hitchcock (1859-1934) — also known as Gilbert M. Hitchcock — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., September 18, 1859. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1903-05, 1907-11; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1911-23; defeated, 1922, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President; speaker), 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1932; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920. Died in Washington, D.C., February 3, 1934 (age 74 years, 138 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Phineas Warren Hitchcock.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Gilbert M. Hitchcock (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Phineas Warren Hitchcock (1831-1881) — also known as Phineas W. Hitchcock — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., November 30, 1831. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska Territory, 1860; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1865-67; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1871-77. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 10, 1881 (age 49 years, 222 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Father of Gilbert Monell Hitchcock.
  Hitchcock County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (1834-1906) — also known as Robert R. Hitt — of Mt. Morris, Ogle County, Ill. Born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, January 16, 1834. Republican. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State, 1881; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1882-1906 (5th District 1882-83, 6th District 1883-95, 9th District 1895-1903, 13th District 1903-06); died in office 1906. Died in Narragansett Pier, Narragansett, Washington County, R.I., September 20, 1906 (age 72 years, 247 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Morris, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Smith Hitt and Emily (John) Hitt; married 1874 to Sarah Ann 'Sally' Reynolds; father of Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt.
  Political family: Hitt-Gray family of Mt. Morris, Illinois.
  The community of Hitt, Missouri, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  George Washington Hockley (1802-1854) — of Texas. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1802. Texas Republic Secretary of War and Marine, 1841-42. Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., June 6, 1854 (age about 51 years). Interment at Old Bayview Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Tex.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Hockley County, Tex. is named for him.
  Philip Henderson Hoff (1924-2018) — also known as Philip H. Hoff — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Turners Falls, Montague, Franklin County, Mass., June 29, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-62; Governor of Vermont, 1963-69; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1970; member of Vermont state senate, 1983-88. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Eagles; Moose. Died, at The Residence at Shelburne Bay assisted living facility, in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vt., April 26, 2018 (age 93 years, 301 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Olaf Hoff and Agnes (Henderson) Hoff; married 1948 to Joan Brower.
  Hoff Hall, at Castleton State University, Castleton, Vermont, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Philip Hoff: Samuel B. Hand et al, Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State
  James Stephen Hogg (1851-1906) — also known as Jim Hogg — of Wood County, Tex. Born in a log cabin, near Rusk, Cherokee County, Tex., March 24, 1851. Democrat. Wood County Attorney, 1878-80; District Attorney, 7th District, 1880-84; Texas state attorney general, 1886-90; Governor of Texas, 1891-95. Died March 3, 1906 (age 54 years, 344 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of Ima Hogg.
  Jim Hogg County, Tex. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James S. Hogg (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Andrew J. Hoisington (1848-1907) — of Great Bend, Barton County, Kan. Born near Quincy, Adams County, Ill., July 12, 1848. Republican. Newspaper editor; postmaster at Great Bend, Kan., 1875-77. Died near Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, February 25, 1907 (age 58 years, 228 days). Interment at Jefferson-Goar Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Jefferson Hoisington and Elizabeth (Limb) Hoisington; married, December 31, 1874, to Mary Smith.
  The city of Hoisington, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Spessard Lindsey Holland (1892-1971) — also known as Spessard L. Holland — of Bartow, Polk County, Fla. Born in Bartow, Polk County, Fla., July 10, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Florida, 1921-29; member of Florida state senate, 1932-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1956 (alternate), 1968; Governor of Florida, 1941-45; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1946-71. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Elks; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Sponsor of 24th Amendment outlawing the poll tax. Died in Bartow, Polk County, Fla., November 6, 1971 (age 79 years, 119 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Holland and Fannie V. (Spessard) Holland; married, February 8, 1919, to Mary Agnes Groover.
  The Spessard Holland state office building (opened 1949), in Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Cyrus Kurtz Holliday (1826-1900) — also known as Cyrus K. Holliday — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Cumberland County, Pa., April 3, 1826. Republican. Mayor of Topeka, Kan., 1859-60, 1867-68, 1869-70; first president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 1860-63; member of Kansas state senate, 1861; Adjutant General of Kansas, 1864-65; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1874. Member, Freemasons. Died in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., March 29, 1900 (age 73 years, 360 days). Interment at Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Dillon Jones.
  The town of Holliday, now the site of a landfill within the city of Shawnee, Kansas, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Cyrus K. Holliday (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest Frederick Hollings (1922-2019) — also known as Ernest F. Hollings; Fritz Hollings; "Foghorn Leghorn" — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 1, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-55; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 1996, 2000, 2004; Governor of South Carolina, 1959-63; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1966-2005; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Sertoma. Died in Isle of Palms, Charleston County, S.C., April 6, 2019 (age 97 years, 95 days). Interment at Bethany Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Miles
  The Hollings Judicial Center (renamed in 2015 as the J. Watie Waring Judicial Center), in Charleston, South Carolina, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Ernest Hollings: Making Government Work (2008)
  David Holmes (1769-1832) — of Winchester, Va.; Washington, Adams County, Miss. Born near Hanover, York County, Pa., March 10, 1769. U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1797-1809 (at-large 1797-1807, 4th District 1807-09); Governor of Mississippi Territory, 1809-11, 1812-15; Governor of Mississippi, 1817-20, 1826; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1820-25. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died near Winchester, Frederick County, Va., August 20, 1832 (age 63 years, 163 days). Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
  Holmes County, Miss. is named for him.
  Epitaph: "HIS DEATH / proved / By the universal regret of all who knew him / That he died without an enemy / HIS LIFE / By his Stedfast honor & true Christian charity / That he never deserved one."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Holmes (1773-1843) — of Alfred, York County, Maine. Born in Kingston, Plymouth County, Mass., March 14, 1773. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1802-03, 1812; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1813-14; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1817-20; delegate to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1820-27, 1829-33; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1836-37; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1841-43; died in office 1843. Died July 7, 1843 (age 70 years, 115 days). Entombed at Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine; cenotaph at Parish Cemetery, Alfred, Maine.
  Relatives: Married to Sally Brooks; father-in-law of Daniel Goodenow; grandfather of John Holmes Goodenow.
  Political family: Goodenow-Holmes family of Alfred, Maine.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Holmes (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; sold 1947, scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Holt (1807-1894) — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Washington, D.C. Born in Breckinridge County, Ky., January 6, 1807. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney, 1833-35; U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1857; U.S. Postmaster General, 1859-60; U.S. Secretary of War, 1861. Died in Washington, D.C., August 1, 1894 (age 87 years, 207 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Breckinridge County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John W. Holt and Eleanor K. (Stephens) Holt; brother of J. J. Holt; married, April 24, 1839, to Mary Louisa Harrison; married, April 2, 1850, to Margaret Anderson Wickliffe (daughter of Charles Anderson Wickliffe); first cousin of Joseph White Holt; first cousin twice removed of William Sidney Wysong.
  Political family: Wickliffe-Holt family of Bardstown, Kentucky.
  Holt County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Abner Linwood Holton Jr. (b. 1923) — also known as Linwood Holton — of Roanoke, Va. Born in Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va., September 21, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960, 1972 (delegation chair); Governor of Virginia, 1970-74; defeated, 1965; candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1978. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Father of Dwight Holton and Anne Bright Holton (who married Timothy Michael Kaine).
  Political family: Holton family of Virginia.
  Linwood Holton Elementary School, in Richmond, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by A. Linwood Holton: Opportunity Time (2008)
  Edward Dwight Holton (1815-1892) — also known as Edward D. Holton — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., April 28, 1815. Abolitionist; wheat trader; Liberty candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845; founder, Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railroad; banker; Free Soil candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1853; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1856; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District, 1860. Died, from malaria and erysipelas, in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., April 21, 1892 (age 76 years, 359 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Married, October 14, 1845, to Lucinda Millard.
  The city of Holton, Kansas, is named for him.  — Holton Hall, at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, is named for him.  — Holton Street, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Philip Hone Philip Hone (1780-1851) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 25, 1780. Whig. Merchant; president, Delaware and Hudson Canal Company; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1826-27. German ancestry. Kept a famous diary of New York life in the 19th century. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 5, 1851 (age 70 years, 192 days). Interment at St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Esther (Bourdet) Hone and Philip Hone (1743-1798); married to Catherine Dunscombe.
  The borough of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Samuel Hooper (1808-1875) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Marblehead, Essex County, Mass., February 3, 1808. Republican. Importing business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1851-53; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1858; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1861-75 (5th District 1861-63, 4th District 1863-75); died in office 1875. Died in Washington, D.C., February 14, 1875 (age 67 years, 11 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  The city of Hooper, Nebraska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) — also known as Herbert Hoover; "The Great Engineer"; "The Grand Old Man" — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, August 10, 1874. Republican. Mining engineer; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1921-28; President of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1940, 1952, 1960. Quaker. Swiss and Dutch ancestry. Inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame, Leadville, Colorado. Died, of intestinal cancer, in his suite at the Waldorf Towers Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 20, 1964 (age 90 years, 71 days). Interment at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Clark Hoover and Hulda Randall (Minthorn) Hoover; married, February 10, 1899, to Lou Hoover; father of Herbert Clark Hoover Jr.; distant cousin *** of Charles Lewis Hoover.
  Political family: Hoover family of Palo Alto, California.
  Cross-reference: Horace A. Mann — Walter H. Newton — Christian A. Herter — Lewis L. Strauss — Clarence C. Stetson
  Hoover Dam (built 1931-36 as Boulder Dam; renamed 1947), on the Colorado River between Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Glendale, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Des Moines, Iowa, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Fresno, California, is named for him.  — Herbert Hoover High School, in Elkview, West Virginia, is named for him.  — The minor planets (asteroids) 932 Hooveria (discovered 1920), and 1363 Herberta (discovered 1935), are named for him.
  Campaign slogan (1928): "A chicken in every pot."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Herbert Hoover: The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson
  Books about Herbert Hoover: Martin L. Fausold, The Presidency of Herbert C. Hoover — Joan Hoff Wilson, Herbert Hoover : Forgotten Progressive — George H. Nash, Life of Herbert Hoover : The Humanitarian, 1914-1917 — George H. Nash, The Life of Herbert Hoover : Masters of Emergencies, 1917-1918 — William E. Leuchtenburg, Herbert Hoover: The 31st President, 1929-1933 — Glen Jeansonne, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, 1928-1933 — Kendrick A. Clements, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Imperfect Visionary, 1918-1928 — David Holford, Herbert Hoover (for young readers)
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1965)
  William Rowland Hopkins (1869-1961) — also known as W. R. Hopkins; "Chautauqua Bill" — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., July 26, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; industrial real estate developer; promoter of Cleveland Short Line Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916; city manager of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-30; he was fascinated by aviation, in 1925, he successfully advocated purchase of land for an airport, the first municipal airport in the United States. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 9, 1961 (age 91 years, 198 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of David J. Hopkins and Mary (Jeffreys) Hopkins; married 1903 to Ellen Louise Cozad.
  Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, in Cleveland, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Edward Hopley (1850-1927) — also known as John E. Hopley — of Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. Born in Elkton, Todd County, Ky., August 25, 1850. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; campaign manager and then private secretary to U.S. Rep. Stephen R. Harris, 1895-97; U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1898-1903; Montevideo, 1903-05; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1914. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights Templar; Elks. As a bedridden invalid, smoking a pipe, he accidentally dropped the pipe, his clothes caught fire, and he was badly burned; his burns became infected, leading to his death a few days later, in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, July 10, 1927 (age 76 years, 319 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John Prat Hopley and Georgianna (Rochester) Hopley; brother of Thomas Prat Hopley and James Richard Hopley.
  Political family: Hopley family of Bucyrus, Ohio.
  Hopley Avenue, in Bucyrus, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alice Merrill Horne (1868-1948) — also known as Alice Smith Merrill — of Utah. Born in Fillmore, Millard County, Utah, January 2, 1868. School teacher; member of Utah state house of representatives, 1898. Female. Mormon. Died, of a heart attack, October 7, 1948 (age 80 years, 279 days). Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Married to George H. Horne.
  Horne Hall at Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah, is named for her.
  Peter Horry (1743-1815) — Born in Georgetown County, S.C., 1743. Planter; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1782, 1792-94; member of South Carolina state senate, 1785-87. French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., February 28, 1815 (age about 71 years). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Horry and Anne (Robert) Horry; married to Margaret Mary Guignard; first cousin once removed of Elias Edward Horry.
  Horry County, S.C. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Howell Horton (1837-1902) — also known as Albert H. Horton — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y., March 12, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; U.S. Attorney for Kansas, 1869-73; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1873; member of Kansas state senate; elected 1876; chief justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1877-95; resigned 1895. Died, from heart disease and liver cancer, in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., September 2, 1902 (age 65 years, 174 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
  The city of Horton, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Alanson B. Houghton Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863-1941) — also known as Alanson B. Houghton — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., October 10, 1863. Republican. President, Corning Glass Works, 1910-18; vice-president, Ephraim Creek Coal and Coke Company; director, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1924, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1919-22; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1922-25; Great Britain, 1925-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1928. Died in South Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Mass., September 15, 1941 (age 77 years, 340 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery Annex, Corning, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Amory Houghton, Jr. and Ellen Ann (Bigelow) Houghton; married, June 25, 1890, to Adelaide Wellington; father of Amory Houghton; grandfather of Amory Houghton Jr.; first cousin once removed of Frederick Oakes Houghton.
  Political family: Houghton family of Corning, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Guy W. Cheney
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alanson B. Houghton (built 1944 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Alanson B. Houghton: Jeffrey J. Matthews, Alanson B. Houghton : Ambassador of the New Era
  Image source: Time Magazine, April 5, 1926
  George Smith Houston (1811-1879) — also known as George S. Houston — of Athens, Limestone County, Ala. Born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., January 17, 1811. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1832; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1841-49, 1851-61 (at-large 1841-43, 5th District 1843-49, 1851-61); Governor of Alabama, 1874-78; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1879; died in office 1879. Slaveowner. Died in Athens, Limestone County, Ala., December 31, 1879 (age 68 years, 348 days). Interment at Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Ala.
  Houston County, Ala. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
Sam Houston Samuel Houston (1793-1863) — also known as Sam Houston — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Huntsville, Walker County, Tex. Born near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Va., March 2, 1793. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 7th District 1825-27); Governor of Tennessee, 1827-29; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Augustine, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Refugio, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; President of the Texas Republic, 1836-38, 1841-44; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1838; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1846-59; Governor of Texas, 1859-61. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died of pneumonia, in Huntsville, Walker County, Tex., July 26, 1863 (age 70 years, 146 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Tex.; statue erected 1925 at Herman Park, Houston, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of Andrew Jackson Houston; second great-grandfather of Jean Houston Baldwin (who married Marion Price Daniel); third great-grandfather of Marion Price Daniel Jr.; cousin *** of David Hubbard.
  Political family: Daniel-Houston family of Texas.
  Houston counties in Minn., Tenn. and Tex. are named for him.
  The city of Houston, Texas, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ships SS Sam Houston (built 1941, at Houston, Texas; torpedoed and sunk 1942 in the Atlantic Ocean) and SS Sam Houston II (built 1943 at the same shipyard; scrapped 1959) were named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Houston Justice — Sam H. Jones — Sam Houston Clinton, Jr. — Sam H. Melton, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Sam Houston: James L. Haley, Sam Houston — Marquis James, The Raven : A Biography of Sam Houston — Randolph B. Campbell, Sam Houston and the American Southwest — John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage — Jean Fritz, Make Way for Sam Houston (for young readers)
  Image source: Library of Congress
  John Houstoun (1744-1796) — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Waynesboro, Burke County, Ga., August 31, 1744. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775; Governor of Georgia, 1778, 1784-85; defeated, 1787; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1790-91; superior court judge in Georgia, 1792. Scottish ancestry. Died near Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., July 20, 1796 (age 51 years, 324 days). Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Hannah Bryan.
  Houston County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Howard (1760-1814) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., 1760. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1801-02; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1807-10; Governor of Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1810-12; Governor of Missouri Territory, 1812-13; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 18, 1814 (age about 54 years). Original interment at Old Grace Church Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1811, to Mary Thomson Mason (sister of Armistead Thomson Mason and John Thomson Mason).
  Political family: Mason family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Howard County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward J. Howard — of Sylacauga, Talladega County, Ala. Mayor of Sylacauga, Ala., 1948-59; resigned 1959. Interment somewhere in Sylacauga, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of H. H. Howard; nephew of W. L. Howard.
  Political family: Howard family of Sylacauga, Alabama.
  Lake Howard, in Sylacauga, Alabama, is named for him.
  James H. Howard (b. 1838) — of Pike County, Ark. Born in Tennessee, 1838. Shoemaker; lawyer; Pike County Clerk, 1862-68; member of Arkansas state senate 17th District, 1871-73. Burial location unknown.
  Howard County, Ark. is named for him.
  John Eager Howard (1752-1827) — also known as "Hero of Cowpens" — of Maryland. Born in Baltimore County, Md., June 4, 1752. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1787-88; Governor of Maryland, 1788-91; member of Maryland state senate, 1791-94; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1796-1803; received 22 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1816. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Baltimore, Md., October 12, 1827 (age 75 years, 130 days). Entombed at Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.; statue erected 1904 at Washington Place, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Cornelius Howard and Ruth (Eager) Howard; married, May 18, 1787, to Margaret Oswald 'Peggy' Chew (daughter of Benjamin Chew); father of George Howard and Benjamin Chew Howard; second cousin twice removed of Montgomery Blair, William Julian Albert and Francis Preston Blair Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of Talbot Jones Albert, James Lawrence Blair, Francis Preston Blair Lee, Gist Blair and Ethel Gist Cantrill; second cousin four times removed of Edward Brooke Lee; second cousin five times removed of Blair Lee III and Edward Brooke Lee Jr..
  Political family: Lee-Randolph family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Howard County, Md. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Tilghman Ashurst Howard (1797-1844) — also known as Tilghman A. Howard — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn.; Rockville, Parke County, Ind. Born in Pickensville, Pickens County, S.C., November 14, 1797. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state senate, 1824; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1833-39; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1839-40; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1840; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1844, died in office 1844. Died in Washington, Washington County, Tex., August 16, 1844 (age 46 years, 276 days). Interment at Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Ind.
  Howard counties in Ind. and Iowa are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Volney Erskine Howard (1809-1889) — also known as Volney E. Howard — of Brandon, Rankin County, Miss.; San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, October 22, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1836; candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1840; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Texas state attorney general, 1846; U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1849-53; delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; superior court judge in California, 1879. Injured in duel with Hiram G. Runnels. Slaveowner. Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 14, 1889 (age 79 years, 204 days). Original interment at Fort Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Howard County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Church Howe (1838-1915) — of Auburn, Nemaha County, Neb. Born December 13, 1838. Republican. Banker; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1886; U.S. Consul in Palermo, 1897; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, as of 1903-06; mayor of Auburn, Neb.; elected 1913. Died October 7, 1915 (age 76 years, 298 days). Burial location unknown.
  The community of Howe, Nebraska, is named for him.
  William Washington Howes (1887-1962) — also known as W. W. Howes — of Wolsey, Beadle County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Tomah, Monroe County, Wis., February 16, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1917-18; candidate for Governor of South Dakota, 1920; South Dakota Democratic state chair, 1923; member of Democratic National Committee from South Dakota, 1924-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1940; First Assistant U.S. Postmaster General; resigned in protest in 1940 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought an unprecedented third term. Died in Washington, D.C., January 15, 1962 (age 74 years, 333 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  W. W. Howes Airport (now Huron Regional Airport), in Huron, South Dakota, was named for him.
  John Wesley Hoyt (1831-1912) — also known as John W. Hoyt — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born near Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, October 13, 1831. Wisconsin railroad commissioner, 1874-76; Governor of Wyoming Territory, 1878-82. Methodist. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., May 23, 1912 (age 80 years, 223 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  Hoyt Peak, in Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John W. Hoyt (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913) — also known as Lucius F. Hubbard — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., January 26, 1836. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; grain business; railroad builder; member of Minnesota state senate 16th District, 1872-75; Governor of Minnesota, 1882-87; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896; member of Republican National Committee from Minnesota, 1896; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., February 5, 1913 (age 77 years, 10 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Charles F. Hubbard and Margaret (Van Valkenberg) Hubbard; married, April 17, 1868, to Amelia Thomas.
  Hubbard County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
Richard B. Hubbard Richard Bennett Hubbard Jr. (1832-1901) — also known as Richard B. Hubbard, Jr. — of Tyler, Smith County, Tex. Born in Walton County, Ga., November 1, 1832. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1856, 1880; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1857-59; member of Texas state senate, 1859-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1873-76; Governor of Texas, 1876-79; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1885. Died July 12, 1901 (age 68 years, 253 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Richard B. Hubbard and Seneca (Carter) Hubbard.
  Hubbard Middle School, in Tyler, Texas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  Claude Benton Hudspeth (1877-1941) — also known as Claude B. Hudspeth; C. B. Hudspeth — of El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Born in Medina, Bandera County, Tex., May 12, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; livestock grower; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1902-06; member of Texas state senate, 1906-18; U.S. Representative from Texas 16th District, 1919-31. Died March 19, 1941 (age 63 years, 311 days). Interment at Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
  Hudspeth County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander Hughes (1846-1907) — of Elk Point, Union County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Brantford, Ontario, September 30, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member Dakota territorial council, 1872-73, 1887-89; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1872, 1876, 1880 (alternate); Dakota territory attorney general, 1883-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee). Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 24, 1907 (age 61 years, 55 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, December 24, 1869, to Mary Elizabeth Higinbotham.
  Hughes County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Dudley Mays Hughes (1848-1927) — also known as Dudley M. Hughes — of Danville, Wilkinson County, Ga. Born in Jeffersonville, Twiggs County, Ga., October 10, 1848. Democrat. Farmer; railroad president; member of Georgia state senate, 1882-83; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1909-17 (3rd District 1909-13, 12th District 1913-17). Baptist. Died in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., January 20, 1927 (age 78 years, 102 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Perry, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Greenwood Hughes and Mary Henrietta (Moore) Hughes; married, November 25, 1873, to Mary Frances Dennard.
  The city of Dudley, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) — also known as Richard J. Hughes — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Florence, Burlington County, N.J., August 10, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948 (alternate), 1964, 1968 (chair, Credentials Committee; speaker), 1972; county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1952-61; Governor of New Jersey, 1962-70; member of Democratic National Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73; chief justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-79. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Phi Kappa Theta. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., December 7, 1992 (age 83 years, 119 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
  Relatives: Step-father of William Michael Murphy Jr. and Michael Murphy; father of Brian M. Hughes.
  Political family: Murphy-Hughes family of New Jersey.
  Cross-reference: William T. Hiering
  The Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, in Trenton, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Richard J. Hughes: John B. Wefing, The Life and Times of Richard J. Hughes: The Politics of Civility
  Robert Morton Hughes (1855-1940) — also known as Robert M. Hughes — Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., September 10, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1902, 1904; member, Virginia state board of education, 1930-35. Died January 15, 1940 (age 84 years, 127 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert William Hughes and Eliza (Johnston) Hughes; grandnephew of Joseph Eggleston Johnston.
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Johnston-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Robert M. Hughes Memorial Library (now Dragas Hall), at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Teresa Patterson Hughes (1932-2011) — also known as Teresa P. Hughes; Teresa Cecilia Patterson — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 3, 1932. Democrat. Member of California state assembly 47th District, 1975-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988, 2000; member of California state senate 25th District, 1993-2000. Female. African ancestry. Died in Castro Valley, Alameda County, Calif., November 13, 2011 (age 79 years, 41 days). Interment at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, June 17, 1956, to George Vincent Hughes; married, February 14, 1981, to Frank E. Staggers.
  Teresa Hughes Elementary School, in Cudahy, California, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Cordell Hull Cordell Hull (1871-1955) — also known as "Father of the United Nations" — of Carthage, Smith County, Tenn. Born in a log cabin at Olympus, Overton County (now Pickett County), Tenn., October 2, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1893-97; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-07; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1907-21, 1923-31; defeated, 1920; member of Democratic National Committee from Tennessee, 1914-24; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1921-24; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1928, 1940, 1944; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1931-33; U.S. Secretary of State, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936. Baptist; later Episcopalian. Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945. Died, of heart disease and sarcoidosis, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., July 23, 1955 (age 83 years, 294 days). Entombed at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Hull and Elizabeth (Riley) Hull.
  Cross-reference: Thomas K. Finletter
  Cordell Hull Dam on the Cumberland River, and its impoundment, Cordell Hull Lake, in Smith and Jackson counties, Tennessee, are named for him.  — The Cordell Hull State Office Building (built 1952-54), in Nashville, Tennessee, is named for him.  — Cordell Hull Highway, in Barren and Monroe counties, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Cordell Hull: The Memoirs of Cordell Hull
  Books about Cordell Hull: Julius William Pratt, Cordell Hull, 1933-44
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1963)
  Adolphus Humbles (1840-1926) — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Campbell County, Va., October 17, 1840. Republican. Merchant; operated a toll road between Lynchburg and Rustberg; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896, 1904. Baptist. African ancestry. Died, from endocarditis, in Lynchburg, Va., October 4, 1926 (age 85 years, 352 days). Interment at Humbles Family Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Lee Humbles and Mary Humbles; married 1870 to Rosa Swift; married to Virginia Gwynn.
  Humbles Hall (built 1920-21), at Virginia University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Humphrey (1792-1850) — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Little Britain, Orange County, N.Y., February 14, 1792. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1825-27; village president of Ithaca, New York, 1828-29; Tompkins County Surrogate, 1831-34; member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1834-36, 1842; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1835-36; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1843-47. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., April 17, 1850 (age 58 years, 62 days). Interment at Ithaca City Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1816 to Ann Eiza Belknap.
  The town of Humphrey, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
George Magoffin Humphrey George Magoffin Humphrey (1890-1970) — also known as George M. Humphrey — of Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich., March 8, 1890. Lawyer; president, M.A. Hanna Company (mining and processing iron and nickel ores), 1929-52; chairman of Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Company; chairman, Executive Committee, National Steel Corporation; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57. Episcopalian. Died, from heart disease, in University Hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 20, 1970 (age 79 years, 318 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Watts Sherman Humphrey and Caroline (Magoffin) Humphrey; married, January 15, 1913, to Pamela Stark.
  Humphrey House (offices, built 1965 and named for Humphrey, renovated and renamed Greenhill House 2004), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)
  Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1865-1923) — also known as Benjamin G. Humphreys — of Greenville, Washington County, Miss. Born in Claiborne County, Miss., August 17, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; District Attorney 4th Circuit, 1895-1903; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1903-23; died in office 1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1916, 1920. Died in Greenville, Washington County, Miss., October 16, 1923 (age 58 years, 60 days). Interment at Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1808-1882) and Mildred Hickman (Maury) Humphreys; married, October 9, 1889, to Louise Yerger; father of William Yerger Humphreys.
  Political family: Humphreys family of Greenville, Mississippi.
  The Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge (built 1938-40, closed and demolished 2010-12), over the Mississippi River between Greenville, Mississippi, and Lake Village, Arkansas, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1808-1882) — also known as Benjamin G. Humphreys — of Mississippi. Born in Claiborne County, Miss., August 26, 1808. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1837; member of Mississippi state senate, 1839; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Mississippi, 1865-68. During Reconstruction, he was physically ejected from the governor's office by an armed force under the orders of the U.S. military commander of Mississippi. Died in Leflore County, Miss., December 20, 1882 (age 74 years, 116 days). Interment at Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Miss.
  Relatives: Married to Mildred Hickman Maury; father of Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1865-1923).
  Political family: Humphreys family of Greenville, Mississippi.
  Humphreys County, Miss. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Humphreys (1752-1818) — of Connecticut. Born in Derby (part now in Ansonia), New Haven County, Conn., July 10, 1752. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1791-97; Spain, 1796-1801; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1812-14. Imported the Merino sheep to the U.S. Died in his hotel room, in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., February 21, 1818 (age 65 years, 226 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  The former borough of Humphreysville, now part of Seymour, Connecticut, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778-1839) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss. Born in Staunton, Va., 1778. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Tennessee, 1807-09; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1809-13, 1818-36; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1813-15; banker. Slaveowner. Died in Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss., February 12, 1839 (age about 60 years). Interment at Methodist Cemetery, Hernando, Miss.
  Humphreys County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank Williams Hunt (1861-1906) — also known as Frank W. Hunt — of Lemhi County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., December 16, 1861. Democrat. Member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1892; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of Idaho, 1901-03; defeated, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1904 (member, Credentials Committee). Died, of pneumonia, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, November 25, 1906 (age 44 years, 344 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas B. Hunt and Eugenia A. Hunt; married, November 10, 1896, to Ruth Maynard.
  The community of Hunt, Idaho, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Baxter Hunt Jr. (b. 1937) — also known as James B. Hunt, Jr.; Jim Hunt — of North Carolina. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., May 16, 1937. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1973-77; Governor of North Carolina, 1977-85, 1993-2001; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996, 2000. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2014.
  The James B. Hunt, Jr. Library, at the North Carolina State University Centennial Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina, is named for him.  — Hunt Hall, a dormitory at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, in Charlotte, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The James B. Hunt Jr. Residence Hall, at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, in Durham, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about James B. Hunt: Wayne Grimsley, James B. Hunt: A North Carolina Progressive — Gary Pearce, Jim Hunt: A Biography
  Memucan Hunt (1807-1856) — of Texas. Born in Vance County, N.C., August 7, 1807. General in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas Republic Secretary of the Navy, 1838-39; candidate for Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1841; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1852. Died in Tipton County, Tenn., June 5, 1856 (age 48 years, 303 days). Burial location unknown.
  Hunt County, Tex. is named for him.
  Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) — also known as Henry E. Huntington — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y.; San Francisco, Calif.; San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y., February 27, 1850. Republican. Owned and expanded the streetcar and trolley system in Southern California; real estate developer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died, from kidney disease and pneumonia, in Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 23, 1927 (age 77 years, 85 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Solon Huntington and Harriet (Saunders) Huntington; married 1873 to Mary Alice Prentice; married 1913 to Arabella Duval 'Belle' (Yarrington) Huntington.
  The city of Huntington Beach, California, is named for him.  — The city of Huntington Park, California, is named for him.  — Huntington Lake, in Fresno County, California, is named for him.  — The Huntington Hotel (built 1907 as Hotel Wentworth; expanded and reopened 1914 as the Huntington Hotel; demolished 1989 and rebuilt; now Langham Huntington hotel) in Pasadena, California, is named for him.  — The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, on his former estate, in San Marino, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry E. Huntington (built 1943-44 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Huntington (1731-1796) — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Windham, Windham County, Conn., July 16, 1731. Lawyer; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1773-85; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1776-84; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1776-83; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1784-86; Governor of Connecticut, 1786-96; died in office 1796; received 2 electoral votes, 1789. Congregationalist. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., January 5, 1796 (age 64 years, 173 days). Interment at Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Huntington (1691-1767) and Mehetabel (Thurston) Huntington; married, January 5, 1761, to Martha Devotion; uncle and adoptive father of Samuel H. Huntington; granduncle of Nathaniel Huntington (1793-1828), James Huntington, Joseph Lyman Huntington and Elisha Mills Huntington; great-granduncle of Collins Dwight Huntington and George Milo Huntington; second great-granduncle of William Barret Ridgely; third great-granduncle of Helen Huntington Hull; first cousin once removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Henry Huntington and Gurdon Huntington; second cousin once removed of John Davenport, Ebenezer Huntington, Joshua Coit, James Davenport, Abel Huntington and Benjamin Nicoll Huntington; second cousin twice removed of William Woodbridge, Zina Hyde Jr., Jabez Williams Huntington, Isaac Backus, Theodore Davenport, Charles Phelps Huntington and Henry Titus Backus; second cousin thrice removed of John Hall Brockway, Robert Coit Jr., Thomas Worcester Hyde, Alonzo Mark Leffingwell, Abial Lathrop, Roger Wolcott and William Clark Huntington; second cousin four times removed of Alexander Hamilton Waterman, Matthew Griswold, George Douglas Perkins, Charles Edward Hyde, Herman Arod Gager, Josiah Quincy, William Brainard Coit, Henry Arthur Huntington, John Sedgwick Hyde, Edward Warden Hyde, John Leffingwell Randolph, Arthur Evarts Lord and George Leffingwell Reed; second cousin five times removed of Charles Grenfill Washburn, Edmond Otis Dewey, Austin Eugene Lathrop, George Martin Dewey, Schuyler Carl Wells, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Foster Dulles, James Gillespie Blaine III, Allen Welsh Dulles and Randolph Appleton Kidder; third cousin of Samuel Adams; third cousin once removed of Joseph Allen, Chauncey Goodrich, Elizur Goodrich, Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Samuel Nicholls Smallwood and Peter Buell Porter; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Lathrop, Bela Edgerton, Willard J. Chapin, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Peter Buell Porter Jr., Philo Fairchild Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Hard, Charles Robert Sherman, Heman Ticknor, Gideon Hard, Norman A. Phelps, Alphonso Taft, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Emerson Wight, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, William Henry Barnum, Ulysses Simpson Grant, William Vincent Wells, Augustus Frank, Edward M. Chapin, Elizur Stillman Goodrich, Rhamanthus Menville Stocker and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); fourth cousin once removed of Martin Keeler and Thaddeus Betts.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Huntington County, Ind. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Claude Burton Hutchison (1885-1980) — also known as Claude B. Hutchison — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born near Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., April 9, 1885. Botanist; agricultural economist; university professor; mayor of Berkeley, Calif., 1955-63. Member, Alpha Phi Omega. Died August 25, 1980 (age 95 years, 138 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Moses Hutchison and Ada (Smith) Hutchison; married 1908 to Roxie Pritchard; father of Claude B. Hutchison Jr..
  Hutchison Hall, at the University of California Davis, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James Hyde (1842-1902) — Born in 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1872-73. Died in 1902 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Hyde County, S.Dak. is named for him.
John F. Hylan John Francis Hylan (1868-1936) — also known as John F. Hylan; "Red Mike" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Hunter, Greene County, N.Y., April 20, 1868. Democrat. Mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1925. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died of a heart attack in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., January 12, 1936 (age 67 years, 267 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas H. Hylan; married to Marian O'Hara.
  Hylan Avenue (named as such 1923), in Staten Island, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
  George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) — also known as George L. Ingalls — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham County, Conn., June 7, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65, 125th District 1966). Congregationalist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees; American Bar Association. Trustee of the New York Power Authority in 1967-90. Died in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., April 10, 2001 (age 86 years, 307 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Sessions Ingalls and Mary Ethel (Gallup) Ingalls; married, December 12, 1942, to Dorothy M. Joggerst.
  The George L. Ingalls Pump-Generating Plant, at the NYPA's Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project, in North Blenheim, New York, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John J. Ingalls John James Ingalls (1833-1900) — also known as John J. Ingalls — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Middleton, Essex County, Mass., December 29, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Kansas state senate, 1862; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1862, 1864; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1873-91. Died in Las Vegas, San Miguel County, N.M., August 16, 1900 (age 66 years, 230 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
  The former town of Ingalls, Oklahoma, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John J. Ingalls (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Jared Ingersoll (1749-1822) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., October 24, 1749. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780-81; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1791-1800, 1811-16; U.S. Attorney for Pennsylvania, 1800-01; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1812; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1821-22. Presbyterian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 31, 1822 (age 73 years, 7 days). Interment at Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Hannah (Whiting) Ingersoll and Jared Ingersoll (1722-1781); married, December 6, 1781, to Elizabeth Pettit; father of Charles Jared Ingersoll and Joseph Reed Ingersoll; great-grandfather of Charles Edward Ingersoll; first cousin of Jonathan Ingersoll; first cousin once removed of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll and Charles Anthony Ingersoll; first cousin twice removed of Colin Macrae Ingersoll and Charles Roberts Ingersoll; first cousin thrice removed of George Pratt Ingersoll; second cousin twice removed of Laman Ingersoll; second cousin thrice removed of Ebon Clarke Ingersoll and Robert Green Ingersoll; second cousin four times removed of Charles Phelps and John Carter Ingersoll; third cousin once removed of Elijah Hunt Mills; third cousin twice removed of Elisha Hunt Allen, Gouverneur Morris and William Dean Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Bennet Bicknell, William Fessenden Allen and Frederick Hobbes Allen; fourth cousin of Jonathan Brace; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Kimberly Brace, Greene Carrier Bronson and John Russell Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jared Ingersoll (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Delucenna Ingham (1779-1860) — also known as Samuel D. Ingham — of New Hope, Bucks County, Pa. Born near New Hope, Bucks County, Pa., September 16, 1779. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1806; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1813-18, 1822-29 (6th District 1813-18, 7th District 1822-23, 8th District 1823-25, 7th District 1825-27, 8th District 1827-29); secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1819-20; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1829-31. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., June 5, 1860 (age 80 years, 263 days). Interment at Solebury Presbyterian Churchyard, Solebury, Pa.
  Ingham County, Mich. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Iredell (1751-1799) — of North Carolina. Born in England, October 5, 1751. State court judge in North Carolina, 1778; North Carolina state attorney general, 1779-82; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99; received 3 electoral votes, 1796. Episcopalian. Died October 20, 1799 (age 48 years, 15 days). Interment at Johnston Burial Ground, Edenton, N.C.
  Relatives: Married to Hannah Johnston (sister of Samuel Johnston); father of James Iredell Jr.; grandfather of Margaret Tredwell Iredell (who married William Marcus Shipp).
  Political family: Iredell-Johnston-Cameron family of North Carolina.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Iredell (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; damaged by air attack and scuttled in the English Channel, 1944) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about James Iredell: Willis P. Whichard, Justice James Iredell
  James Iredell Jr. (1788-1853) — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C. Born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., November 2, 1788. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1813; state court judge in North Carolina, 1819; Governor of North Carolina, 1827-28; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1828-31. Slaveowner. Died in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., April 13, 1853 (age 64 years, 162 days). Interment at Johnston Burial Ground, Edenton, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Hannah (Johnston) Iredell and James Iredell; married 1815 to Frances Johnston Tredwell (daughter of Samuel Tredwell); father of Margaret Tredwell Iredell (who married William Marcus Shipp); nephew of Samuel Johnston.
  Political family: Iredell-Johnston-Cameron family of North Carolina.
  Iredell County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Ireland (1827-1896) — also known as "Oxcart John" — of Texas. Born near Millerstown, Grayson County, Ky., January 21, 1827. Democrat. Mayor of Seguin, Tex., 1858; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; district judge in Texas, 1866-67; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1870; member of Texas state senate, 1870; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1875-76; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1878; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee); Governor of Texas, 1883-87. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died March 5, 1896 (age 69 years, 44 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Ireland (built 1944 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Robert Anderson Irion (1802-1861) — of Texas. Born in 1802. Member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Nacogdoches, 1836-37; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1837-38. Died in 1861 (age about 59 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Tex.
  Irion County, Tex. is named for him.
Washington Irving Washington Irving (1783-1859) — also known as "Dietrich Knickerbocker"; "Jonathan Oldstyle"; "Geoffrey Crayon" — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1783. Essayist; historian; author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1842-46. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y., November 28, 1859 (age 76 years, 239 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Irving (1731-1807) and Sarah (Sanders) Irving; brother of William Irving (1766-1821), Peter Irving and John Treat Irving; great-granduncle of Robert Broadnax Glenn.
  Political family: Irving family of New York City, New York.
  Cross-reference: William P. Duval
  The city of Irving, Texas, is named for him.  — The village of Irvington, New York, is named for him.  — Washington Irving Elementary School, in Edmond, Oklahoma, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Washington Irving Howard — W. Irving Babcock — Washington I. Wallace — W. I. Babb — Washington Irving Gadbois — Washington I. Smith — W. Irving Vanderpoel — Washington I. Kilpatrick
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Washington Irving: George S. Hellman, Washington Irving Esquire : Ambassador at Large from the New World to the Old
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1940)
  Clinton Fillmore Irwin (1854-1923) — also known as Clinton F. Irwin — of Oklahoma; Elgin, Kane County, Ill. Born in Franklin Grove, Lee County, Ill., January 1, 1854. Justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1899-1907; circuit judge in Illinois 16th Circuit, 1913-19. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, in Elgin, Kane County, Ill., November 4, 1923 (age 69 years, 307 days). Interment at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Irwin and Ann Elizabeth (McNeel) Irwin; married, November 4, 1880, to Julia Helen Egan.
  The city of Clinton, Oklahoma, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jared Irwin (1750-1818) — of Georgia. Born in Georgia, 1750. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1789, 1798; member of Georgia state legislature, 1790; Governor of Georgia, 1796-98, 1806-09. Died March 1, 1818 (age about 67 years). Interment at Irwin Family Cemetery, Near Tennille, Washington County, Ga.
  Irwin County, Ga. is named for him.
  The city of Irwinton, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Birdwell Isbell (1872-1960) — also known as John B. Isbell — of Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Ala. Born in Asbury, Marshall County, Ala., April 16, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1920 (alternate), 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1930; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-33. Died in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Ala., September 5, 1960 (age 88 years, 142 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Fort Payne, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Elijah Miller Isbell and Elizabeth Jane (Dowdy) Isbell; brother of Arthur Levi Isbell and Leander Isbell; married to Arizona Melissa Berry.
  Political family: Isbell family of Asbury, Alabama.
  Isbell Field Airport, at Fort Payne, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Izard (1776-1828) — of Arkansas. Born in England, October 21, 1776. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Arkansas Territory, 1825-28; died in office 1828. Died of an illness caused by the gout, in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., November 22, 1828 (age 52 years, 32 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1843 at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Ralph Izard.
  Izard County, Ark. is named for him.
  Patrick Churchill Jack (1808-1844) — also known as Patrick C. Jack — of Texas. Born in Wilkes County, Ga., 1808. Delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Liberty, 1832; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Liberty, 1833; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; judge of Texas Republic, 1841-44. Died of yellow fever in Houston, Harris County, Tex., August 4, 1844 (age about 36 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequent interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Brother of William Houston Jack.
  Jack County, Tex. is named partly for him.
  William Houston Jack (1806-1844) — of Alabama; Texas. Born in Wilkes County, Ga., April 12, 1806. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1829; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1836; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1839-40; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1842-44; died in office 1844. Died of yellow fever in Brazoria County, Tex., August 20, 1844 (age 38 years, 130 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequent interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Brother of Patrick Churchill Jack.
  Jack County, Tex. is named partly for him.
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of Tennessee"; "King Andrew the First" — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born, in a log cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster County, S.C., March 15, 1767. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Florida Territory, 1821; President of the United States, 1829-37; censured by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attending funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity). Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel, May 30, 1806; also dueled with Thomas Hart Benton and Waightstill Avery. Elected in 1910 to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. Slaveowner. Died, of dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 8, 1845 (age 78 years, 85 days). Interment at The Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson Square, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson; married, January 17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt of Andrew Jackson Donelson).
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Caffery family of Louisiana (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Francis P. Blair
  Jackson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Tenn., Tex., W.Va. and Wis., and Hickory County, Mo., are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Andrew J. Donelson — Andrew Jackson Miller — Andrew J. Faulk — Andrew Jackson Titus — Andrew Jackson Isacks — Andrew Jackson Hamilton — Andrew J. Harlan — Andrew J. Kuykendall — Andrew J. Thayer — Elam A. J. Greeley — Andrew Jackson Ingle — Andrew J. Ogle — Andrew Jackson Carr — Andrew J. Waterman — Andrew J. Bentley — Andrew J. Rogers — William A. J. Sparks — Andrew Jackson Poppleton — Andrew J. Hunter — Andrew Jackson Bryant — Andrew J. Beale — A. J. Clements — Andrew Jackson Baker — Andrew J. Felt — A. J. King — Andrew J. Sawyer — Andrew Jackson Greenfield — Andrew Jackson Caldwell — Andrew Jackson Gahagan — Andrew Jackson Biship — Andrew Jackson Houston — Andrew Jackson Speer — Andrew J. Cobb — Andrew J. Montague — Andrew J. Barchfeld — Andrew J. Balliet — Andrew J. Kirk — Andrew J. Livingston — A. J. Sherwood — Andrew Jackson Stewart — Andrew J. May — Andrew J. McConnico — Andrew J. Sawyer — Andrew J. Brewer — Andrew J. Dunning, Jr. — Andrew Bettwy — Andrew J. Transue — Andrew Jackson Graves — Andrew Jackson Gilbert — Andrew J. Goodwin — Andrew J. Hinshaw — Andy Young — Andrew Jackson Kupper
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait appeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait appeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes.
  Campaign slogan: "Let the people rule."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Tennessee Encyclopedia
  Books about Andrew Jackson: Robert Vincent Remini, The Life of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew Jackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 — Andrew Burstein, The Passions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler, Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire — Donald B. Cole, The Presidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands, Andrew Jackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald Barr Chidsey, Andrew Jackson, Hero
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895) — of Tennessee. Born in Paris, Henry County, Tenn., April 8, 1832. Democrat. State court judge in Tennessee, 1875; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1880; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1881-86; federal judge, 1886; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1893-95; died in office 1895. Baptist. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., August 8, 1895 (age 63 years, 122 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Jackson and Mary (Hurt) Jackson; married, May 31, 1859, to Sophia Molloy; married, April 30, 1874, to Mary Elizabeth Harding; second cousin of William Randolph Barksdale and Champe Terrell Barksdale; second cousin once removed of Alfred Dickinson Barksdale.
  Political family: Barksdale family of Virginia.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Howell E. Jackson (built 1943 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Jackson (1757-1806) — of Georgia. Born in Devon, England, September 21, 1757. Delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1777; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-91; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1793-95, 1801-06; died in office 1806; Governor of Georgia, 1798-1801. Killed George Wells in a duel in 1780; injured in both knees. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1806 (age 48 years, 179 days). Original interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1832 at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Father of Jabez Young Jackson; grandfather of James Jackson (1819-1887).
  Political family: Jackson family of Georgia.
  Jackson County, Ga. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Jackson (built 1942 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Smith James (1914-1993) — also known as William S. James — of Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md. Born in Aberdeen, Harford County, Md., February 14, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1946-54; defeated, 1942; member of Maryland state senate, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1971-75; Maryland state treasurer, 1975-87. Died in Aberdeen, Harford County, Md., April 17, 1993 (age 79 years, 62 days). Interment at Grove Cemetery, Aberdeen, Md.
  Relatives: Son of E. Roy James and Mary S. James; married, January 16, 1954, to Margaret Higinbothom; father of Mary-Dulany James.
  The William S. James Senate Office Building, in Annapolis, Maryland, is named for him.  — William S. James Elementary School, in Abingdon, Maryland, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John Jay John Jay (1745-1829) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 12, 1745. Lawyer; law partner of Robert R. Livingston; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-76, 1778-79; state court judge in New York, 1777; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1779-82; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New York County, 1788; received 9 electoral votes, 1789; received 5 electoral votes, 1796; received one electoral vote, 1800; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-95; resigned 1795; U.S. Secretary of State, 1789-90; Governor of New York, 1795-1801; defeated, 1792. Episcopalian. French Huguenot and Dutch ancestry. Died in Bedford, Westchester County, N.Y., May 17, 1829 (age 83 years, 156 days). Interment at Jay Family Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Pierre 'Peter' Jay and Mary (Van Cortlandt) Jay; brother of James Jay and Frederick Jay; married to Sarah Van Brugh Livingston (daughter of William Livingston; sister-in-law of John Cleves Symmes; sister of Henry Brockholst Livingston; niece of Robert Livingston, Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston; first cousin of Peter Robert Livingston, Walter Livingston and Philip Peter Livingston); father of Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; grandson of Jacobus Van Cortlandt; grandfather of John Jay II; grandnephew of Stephanus Van Cortlandt; second great-grandfather of Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933); second cousin of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Nicholas Bayard, Philip P. Schuyler, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Pieter Schuyler, Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Killian Killian Van Rensselaer, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler, James Parker and Hamilton Fish (1808-1893); second cousin twice removed of Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Peter Samuel Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, John Cortlandt Parker, Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin thrice removed of Peter Gansevoort, Edward Livingston, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, James Adams Ekin, Richard Wayne Parker, Charles Wolcott Parker, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin four times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert Ray Hamilton, John Sluyter Wirt, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Charles Ludlow Livingston and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin five times removed of John Eliot Thayer Jr., Bronson Murray Cutting, Brockholst Livingston, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Jay County, Ind. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Jay (built 1941-42 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: John J. Walbridge — John J. Jackson — John Jay Jackson, Jr. — John Jay Hart — John J. Good — John Jay Knox — John J. Kleiner — John J. Carton — John J. McCarthy — John J. Dorman — John Jay Hopkins — John J. McCloy — John Jay Justice — John Jay Pilar — John Jay Hooker — John Jay LaValle — John Jay Myers
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Jay: Walter Stahr, John Jay : Founding Father — Phil Webster, Can a Chief Justice Love God? The Life of John Jay
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1958)
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) — also known as "Apostle of Liberty"; "Sage of Monticello"; "Friend of the People"; "Father of the University of Virginia" — of Albemarle County, Va. Born in Albemarle County, Va., April 13, 1743. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-76, 1783-84; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Virginia, 1779-81; member of Virginia state legislature, 1782; U.S. Minister to France, 1785-89; U.S. Secretary of State, 1790-93; Vice President of the United States, 1797-1801; President of the United States, 1801-09; defeated (Democratic-Republican), 1796. Deist. English ancestry. Member, American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., July 4, 1826 (age 83 years, 82 days). Interment at Monticello Graveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va.; cenotaph at University of Missouri Quadrangle, Columbia, Mo.; memorial monument at West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Jefferson and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson; married, January 1, 1772, to Martha Wayles Skelton; father of Martha Jefferson (who married Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.) and Maria Jefferson (who married John Wayles Eppes); uncle of Dabney Carr; grandfather of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Francis Wayles Eppes, Virginia Jefferson Randolph (who married Nicholas Philip Trist), Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph; grandnephew of Richard Randolph; granduncle of Dabney Smith Carr; great-grandfather of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge and Frederick Madison Roberts; second great-grandfather of John Gardner Coolidge; second great-granduncle of Edith Wilson; first cousin once removed of Richard Bland and Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); first cousin twice removed of John Jordan Crittenden, Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Robert Crittenden and Carter Henry Harrison; first cousin thrice removed of Alexander Parker Crittenden, Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Thomas Theodore Crittenden and Carter Henry Harrison II; first cousin four times removed of Thomas Theodore Crittenden Jr.; second cousin of Theodorick Bland, Edmund Jenings Randolph, Beverley Randolph and John Randolph of Roanoke; second cousin once removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Peyton Randolph (1779-1828), Henry St. George Tucker and William Segar Archer; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker and Edmund Randolph; second cousin thrice removed of Fitzhugh Lee, Edmund Randolph Cocke and John Augustine Marshall; second cousin four times removed of William Marshall Bullitt, Alexander Scott Bullitt and Francis Beverley Biddle; second cousin five times removed of William Welby Beverley; third cousin thrice removed of William Henry Robertson.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Jefferson M. Levy — Joshua Fry
  Jefferson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Mont., Neb., N.Y., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., Tenn., Tex., Wash., W.Va. and Wis. are named for him.
  Mount Jefferson (third highest peak in the Northeast), in Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Thomas Jefferson Kennard — Thomas Jefferson Campbell — Thomas J. Gazley — Thomas J. Drake — Thomas Jefferson Heard — Thomas Jefferson Green — Thomas J. Rusk — Thomas Jefferson Withers — Thomas J. Parsons — Thomas J. Word — Thomas J. Henley — Thomas J. Dryer — Thomas J. Foster — Thomas J. Barr — Thomas Jefferson Jennings — Thomas J. Henderson — Thomas J. Van Alstyne — Thomas Jefferson Cason — T. J. Coghlan — Thomas Jefferson Buford — T. Jefferson Coolidge — Thomas J. Megibben — Thomas J. Bunn — Thomas J. Hardin — Thomas J. McLain, Jr. — Thomas J. Brown — Thomas Jefferson Speer — Thomas J. Boynton — Thomas J. Hudson — Thomas J. Brady — Thomas J. Selby — Thomas Jefferson Deavitt — Thomas Jefferson Majors — Thomas Jefferson Wood — T. J. Jarratt — Thomas Jefferson Nunn — Thomas J. Strait — Thomas J. Humes — T. J. Appleyard — Thomas J. Clunie — Thomas J. Steele — Thomas J. Boynton — Thomas J. O'Donnell — Thomas J. Halsey — Thomas J. Graham — T. J. Martin — Thomas Jefferson Lilly — Thomas J. Randolph — Tom J. Terral — T. Jeff Busby — Thomas Jefferson Murphy — Thomas J. Hamilton — Tom Mangan — Thomas J. Ryan — Tom J. Murray — Tom Steed — Thomas Jefferson Edmonds, Jr. — Thomas J. Anderson — Thomas Jefferson Roberts — Thomas J. Barlow III
  Coins and currency: His portrait has appeared on the U.S. nickel (five cent coin) since 1938, and on the $2 bill since the 1860s.
  Personal motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph J. Ellis, American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson — Willard Sterne Randall, Thomas Jefferson : A Life — R. B. Bernstein, Thomas Jefferson — Joyce Appleby, Thomas Jefferson — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — Susan Dunn, Jefferson's Second Revolution : The Election Crisis of 1800 — Andrew Burstein, Jefferson's Secret: Death and Desire at Monticello — Christopher Hitchens, Thomas Jefferson : Author of America — David Barton, The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the myths you've always believed about Thomas Jefferson — David Barton, The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson — Donald Barr Chidsey, Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson
  Critical books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph Wheelan, Jefferson's Vendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the Judiciary
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Charles Jones Jenkins (1805-1883) — of Georgia. Born January 6, 1805. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830; Georgia state attorney general, 1831; member of Georgia state senate, 1856; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1860-66; Governor of Georgia, 1865-68; received 2 electoral votes for President, 1872; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877. Died June 14, 1883 (age 78 years, 159 days). Interment at Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
  Jenkins County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edgar Lanier Jenkins (1933-2012) — also known as Ed Jenkins — of Jasper, Pickens County, Ga. Born in Young Harris, Towns County, Ga., January 4, 1933. Democrat. Lawyer; staff member for U.S. Rep. Phillip M. Landrum, 1959-62; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1977-93. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., January 1, 2012 (age 78 years, 362 days). Interment at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blairsville, Ga.
  Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area (established as Springer Mountain National Recreation Area in 1991; renamed in 1992; southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail), in Fannin and Union counties, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jonathan Jennings (1784-1834) — of Charlestown, Clark County, Ind. Born in Readington, Hunterdon County, N.J., March 27, 1784. Democrat. Lawyer; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory, 1809-16; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; Governor of Indiana, 1816-22; resigned 1822; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1822-31 (at-large 1822-23, 2nd District 1823-31). Member, Freemasons. Died near Charlestown, Clark County, Ind., July 26, 1834 (age 50 years, 121 days). Interment at Charlestown Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Jennings and Mary (Kennedy) Jennings; married 1811 to Ann Gilmore Hay; married 1827 to Clarissa Barbee.
  Jennings County, Ind. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leslie Jensen (1892-1964) — of Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., September 15, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for South Dakota, 1921-34; president, People's Telephone and Telegraph Co.; Governor of South Dakota, 1937-39; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion. Suffered a head injury in an automobile accident, and died three days later, in St. Johns-McNamara Hospital, Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., December 14, 1964 (age 72 years, 90 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of C. L. Jensen and Lillie May (Haxby) Jensen; married, December 19, 1925, to Elizabeth Ward.
  The Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive, in Fall River County, South Dakota, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Beauford Halbert Jester (1893-1949) — also known as Beauford Jester — of Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex. Born in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., January 12, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of Texas, 1947-49; died in office 1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Kappa Sigma; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Lions. Died, aboard a Pullman railroad car, near Houston, Harris County, Tex., July 11, 1949 (age 56 years, 180 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of George Taylor Jester and Frances Paine (Gordon) Jester; married, June 15, 1921, to Mabel Buchanan; second cousin of Perry Northen Jester.
  Political family: Jester family of Corsicana, Texas.
  Jester Center Residence Hall (built 1969), at the University of Texas, Austin, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Freeborn Garrettson Jewett (1791-1858) — also known as Freeborn G. Jewett — of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn., August 4, 1791. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1826; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1831-33; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1847-53; resigned 1853; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1847-49. Died in Skaneateles, Onondaga County, N.Y., January 27, 1858 (age 66 years, 176 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Skaneateles, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: Freeborn Garrettson
  Relatives: Son of Alpheus Jewett and Abigail Jewett.
  The town of Jewett, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) — also known as Edwin C. Johnson; "Big Ed" — of Craig, Moffat County, Colo. Born in Scandia, Republic County, Kan., January 1, 1884. Democrat. Railroad work; telegrapher; farmer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1923-31; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1931-32; Governor of Colorado, 1933-37, 1955-57; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1952. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Grange. Died in Denver, Colo., May 30, 1970 (age 86 years, 149 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Nels Johnson and Anna Belle (Lunn) Johnson; married, February 17, 1907, to Fern Claire Armitage.
   — The Johnson Tunnel (opened 1979), which carries eastbound I-70 under the Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains, from Summit County to Clear Creek County, Colorado, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Minis Johnson Jr. (1918-1999) — also known as Frank M. Johnson, Jr. — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Haleyville, Winston County, Ala., October 30, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1948; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1953-55; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1955-; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1979-81; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-92. Legendary for civil rights decisions; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995. Died of pneumonia, in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., July 23, 1999 (age 80 years, 266 days). Interment at Hill Crest City Cemetery, Haleyville, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Minis Johnson.
  The Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Montgomery, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Frank M. Johnson, Jr.: Frank Sikora, The Judge : The Life and Opinions of Alabama's Frank M. Johnson, Jr.
Herschel V. Johnson Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812-1880) — also known as Herschel V. Johnson — of Georgia. Born near Farmer's Bridge, Burke County, Ga., September 18, 1812. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1848-49; state court judge in Georgia, 1849, 1873-80; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1853; Governor of Georgia, 1853-57; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1860; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Senator from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865. Slaveowner. Died near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., August 16, 1880 (age 67 years, 333 days). Interment at Old Louisville Cemetery, Louisville, Ga.
  Johnson County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) — also known as James W. Johnson; James William Johnson — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., June 17, 1871. School principal; author; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09; university professor. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma Pi Phi; Phi Beta Sigma; Freemasons. Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which became known as the "Negro National Anthem". Killed in a car-train collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, June 26, 1938 (age 67 years, 9 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Johnson and Helen Louise (Dillet) Johnson; married 1910 to Grace Nail.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James W. Johnson (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1988)
Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) — also known as Lyndon B. Johnson; "L.B.J."; "Landslide Lyndon"; "Preacher Lyndon"; "The Accidental President"; "Volunteer"; "Light Bulb Johnson" — of Johnson City, Blanco County, Tex. Born near Stonewall, Gillespie County, Tex., August 27, 1908. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Texas 10th District, 1937-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940, 1956; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1949-61; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956, 1960, 1968; Vice President of the United States, 1961-63; President of the United States, 1963-69. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Legion; Council on Foreign Relations. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980. Died from a heart attack, in Gillespie County, Tex., January 22, 1973 (age 64 years, 148 days). Interment at LBJ Ranch, Stonewall, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Sam Ealy Johnson and Rebekah (Baines) Johnson; married, November 17, 1934, to Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor and Claudia Alta Taylor; father of Lynda Bird Johnson (who married Charles Spittal Robb).
  Political family: Johnson family of Stonewall, Texas.
  Cross-reference: Roger Kent — Irvine H. Sprague — A. W. Moursund — Eliot Janeway — Barefoot Sanders
  Lake LBJ (created as Lake Granite Shoals; renamed in 1965), in Burnet and Llano counties, Texas, is named for him.  — The village of Kampung LB Johnson, Malaysia, is named for him.
  Campaign slogan (1964): "All The Way With L.B.J."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Lyndon B. Johnson: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream — Robert Dallek, Flawed Giant : Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973 — Sean J. Savage, JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Robert A. Caro, The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson — Mark Updegrove, Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Some of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — Robert A. Caro, The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. IV — Michael A. Schuman, Lyndon B. Johnson (for young readers)
  Critical books about Lyndon B. Johnson: Robert A. Caro, Years of Lyndon Johnson : The Path to Power — Robert A. Caro, Years of Lyndon Johnson : Means of Ascent — Robert A. Caro, Years of Lyndon Johnson : Master of the Senate — Lance Morrow, The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1973)
  Middleton Tate Johnson (1810-1866) — Born in 1810. Member of Arkansas territorial House of Representatives, 1832; member of Alabama state legislature, 1844; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1845; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1849; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1851, 1853, 1855, 1857; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died May 15, 1866 (age about 55 years). Original interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; reinterment at Johnson Plantation Cemetery, Arlington, Tex.
  Johnson County, Tex. is named for him.
Richard M. Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850) — also known as Richard M. Johnson — of Great Crossings, Scott County, Ky. Born in Jefferson County, Ky., October 17, 1780. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1804; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1807-19, 1829-37 (4th District 1807-13, at-large 1813-15, 3rd District 1815-19, 5th District 1829-33, 13th District 1833-37); U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1819-29; Vice President of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., November 19, 1850 (age 70 years, 33 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Robert 'Robin' Johnson and Jemima (Suggett) Johnson; brother of James Johnson, Benjamin Johnson and John Telemachus Johnson; married to Julia Chinn; uncle of Robert Ward Johnson.
  Political family: Conway-Norvell-Johnson-Carroll family.
  Johnson counties in Ill., Iowa, Ky., Mo. and Neb. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Richard Mentor Johnson: William Emmons, Authentic biography of Colonel Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky — Leland Winfield Meyer, The life and time of Colonel Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky — Jonathan Milnor Jones, The making of a Vice President: The national political career of Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  Thomas Johnson (1802-1865) — of Kansas. Born in 1802. Member of Kansas territorial legislature, 1855. Robbed and murdered, 1865 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Johnson County, Kan. is named for him.
  Anson Jones (1798-1858) — of Texas. Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., January 20, 1798. Physician; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1839-41; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1841-44; President of the Texas Republic, 1844-45. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died from self-inflicted gunshot, in the Rice Hotel, Houston, Harris County, Tex., January 9, 1858 (age 59 years, 354 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; cenotaph at Church on the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Jones and Mary (Strong) Jones; married, May 23, 1840, to Mary Smith.
  Jones County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) — also known as George W. Jones — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in Vincennes, Knox County, Ind., April 12, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1835-36; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1836-39; U.S. Surveyor-General for Iowa & Wisconsin, 1845; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1848-59; U.S. Minister to New Grenada, 1859-61. Welsh ancestry. In 1861, was arrested in New York City by order of Secretary of State William H. Seward on a charge of disloyalty, based on correspondence with his friend Jefferson Davis; imprisoned for 64 days; released by order of President Abraham Lincoln. Slaveowner. Died in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, July 22, 1896 (age 92 years, 101 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of John Rice Jones (1759-1824); brother-in-law of John Scott and Andrew Scott; brother of Myers F. Jones and John Rice Jones (1792-1845); uncle of John Rice Homer Scott.
  Political family: Jones family of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
  Jones County, Iowa is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  James Jones (d. 1801) — of Georgia. Born in Maryland. Republican. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1796-98; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1798; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1799-1801; died in office 1801. Died January 11, 1801. Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Jones County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Winthrop Jones (1817-1887) — also known as J. Winthrop Jones — of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine; Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, February 14, 1817. Democrat. School teacher; merchant; shipbuilder; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1860; lumber business. Died, from pneumonia, in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., September 19, 1887 (age 70 years, 217 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Jones and Catherine Winthrop (Sargent) Jones; married to Ann Maria Peters (sister of John Andrew Peters (1822-1904); aunt of John Andrew Peters (1864-1953)); first cousin twice removed of Winthrop Sargent; third cousin twice removed of Francis Williams Sargent.
  Political family: Sargent-Peters family of Ellsworth, Maine.
  Winthrop Park (created 1889; renamed 1941 as Msgr. McGolrick Park), in Brooklyn, New York, was named for him.
  Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) — also known as Walter B. Jones — of Farmville, Pitt County, N.C. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., August 19, 1913. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in office 1992. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Moose; Elks; Junior Order. Died in Norfolk, Va., September 15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Walter Beaman Jones Jr..
  The Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center, in Greenville, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Willie Jones (1741-1801) — of North Carolina. Born in Surry County, Va., May 25, 1741. Delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1780. Welsh and English ancestry. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., June 18, 1801 (age 60 years, 24 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Brother of Allen Jones.
  The town of Jonesborough, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  George Washington Julian (1817-1899) — also known as George W. Julian — of Centerville, Wayne County, Ind. Born near Centerville, Wayne County, Ind., May 5, 1817. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1845; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1849-51, 1861-71 (4th District 1849-51, 5th District 1861-69, 4th District 1869-71); Free Soil candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1852; received 5 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1872. Died July 7, 1899 (age 82 years, 63 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George W. Julian (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Solomon Juneau (1793-1856) — also known as Laurent-Salomon Juneau — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in L'Asumption, Quebec, August 9, 1793. Democrat. Fur trader; founder of Milwaukee; postmaster at Milwaukee, Wis., 1835-43; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1846-47. Catholic. French ancestry. Died, reportedly from appendicitis, in Keshena, Shawano County (now Menominee County), Wis., November 14, 1856 (age 63 years, 97 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1866 at Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.; cenotaph at Juneau Park, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Married 1820 to Josette Vieux; grandfather of Paul Oscar Adolph Husting.
  Juneau County, Wis. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elias Kent Kane (1794-1835) — also known as Elias K. Kane — of Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 7, 1794. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Randolph County, 1818; secretary of state of Illinois, 1818-22; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1824; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1825-35; died in office 1835. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., December 12, 1835 (age 41 years, 188 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Father of Elizabeth Kane (who married William Henry Bissell).
  Kane County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marie Hilson Katzenbach (1882-1970) — also known as Marie H. Katzenbach; Marie Louise Hunt Hilson — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., December 8, 1882. Librarian; member, New Jersey State Board of Education, 1921-64; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County, 1947. Female. French ancestry. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Colonial Dames. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., February 4, 1970 (age 87 years, 58 days). Interment at Ewing Cemetery, Ewing, N.J.
  Relatives: Daughter of Cleveland Hilson and Matilda Emily (Hunt) Hilson; married, November 7, 1911, to Edward Lawrence Katzenbach; mother of Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach; second great-granddaughter of Moore Furman.
  Political family: Katzenbach family of New Jersey.
  The Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf, in Trenton, New Jersey, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Spangler Kaufman (1813-1851) — also known as David S. Kaufman — of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex. Born in Boiling Springs, Cumberland County, Pa., December 18, 1813. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1839-41; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1843-45; U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1846-51; died in office 1851. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., January 31, 1851 (age 37 years, 44 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1932 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Kaufman County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Hume Kedzie (1815-1903) — also known as John H. Kedzie — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Stamford, Delaware County, N.Y., September 8, 1815. Republican. Lawyer; real estate developer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 7th District, 1877-78. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., April 9, 1903 (age 87 years, 213 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Kedzie Street, in Evanston, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) — also known as Estes Kefauver — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born near Madisonville, Monroe County, Tenn., July 26, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944 (alternate; speaker), 1952; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952, 1956; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1956. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American Bar Association; Rotary; Americans for Democratic Action; American Political Science Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., August 10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (Estes) Kefauver; married, August 8, 1935, to Nancy Patterson Pigott; first cousin once removed of Joseph Wingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed of Montgomery Blair and Francis Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed of James Lawrence Blair, Francis Preston Blair Lee and Gist Blair; fourth cousin once removed of Edward Brooke Lee.
  Political family: Lee-Randolph family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Estes Kefauver Federal Building, in Nashville, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Estes Kefauver: Hugh Brogan, All Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J. Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman, Kefauver: A Political Biography
  Joseph Warren Keifer (1836-1932) — also known as J. Warren Keifer — of Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. Born in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, January 30, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; banker; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state senate, 1868-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1876, 1908; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1877-85, 1905-11 (8th District 1877-79, 4th District 1879-81, 8th District 1881-85, 7th District 1905-11); defeated, 1910; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1881-83; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; United Spanish War Veterans. Died April 22, 1932 (age 96 years, 83 days). Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Keifer and Mary (Smith) Keifer; married, March 22, 1860, to Eliza Stout.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS J. Warren Keifer (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James Kerr Kelly (1819-1903) — also known as James K. Kelly — of Clackamas County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Blanchard, Centre County, Pa., February 16, 1819. Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; member of Oregon territorial legislature, 1853; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Clackamas County, 1857; member of Oregon state senate, 1860; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1860-62; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1871-77; member of Democratic National Committee from Oregon, 1876; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1878-80; chief justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1878-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1888. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1903 (age 84 years, 211 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James K. Kelly (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Amos Kendall (1789-1869) — Born in Dunstable, Middlesex County, Mass., August 16, 1789. U.S. Postmaster General, 1835-40. Died in Washington, D.C., November 12, 1869 (age 80 years, 88 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Kendall County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also NNDB dossier
  John Benjamin Kendrick (1857-1933) — also known as John B. Kendrick — of Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo. Born near Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Tex., September 6, 1857. Democrat. Rancher; member of Wyoming state senate, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1916, 1924; Honorary Vice-President, 1912; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1916, 1924; Governor of Wyoming, 1915-17; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1917-33; died in office 1933. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo., November 3, 1933 (age 76 years, 58 days). Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
  Relatives: Son of John Harvey Kendrick and Anna (Maye) Kendrick; married, January 20, 1891, to Eula Wulfjen.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John B. Kendrick (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; sold 1947, scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) — also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K."; "Lancer" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 29, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; received a 1957 Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Elks. Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. Shot by a sniper, Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 22, 1963 (age 46 years, 177 days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Newton Ivan Steers Jr.); brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter Lawford), Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia Joan Bennett); married, September 12, 1953, to Jaqueline Lee Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr. and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III); father of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.; uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald.
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  Cross-reference: John B. Connally — Henry B. Gonzalez — Henry M. Wade — Walter Rogers — Gerry E. Studds — James B. McCahey, Jr. — Mark Dalton — Waggoner Carr — Theodore C. Sorensen — Pierre Salinger — John Bartlow Martin — Abraham Davenport
  The John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge (opened 1963), which carries southbound I-65 over the Ohio River from Jeffersonville, Indiana, to Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. half dollar coin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles in Courage (1956)
  Books about John F. Kennedy: Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK : Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — Michael O'Brien, John F. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage, JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke, Ask Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America — Thomas Reeves, A Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy — Chris Matthews, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero — Shelley Sommer, John F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young readers)
  Critical books about John F. Kennedy: Seymour Hersh, The Dark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow, The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky, JFK: the Man and the Myth
  Image source: Warren Commission report (via Wikipedia)
  Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) — also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy; "R.F.K." — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956, 1960; U.S. Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S. Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1968. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. On June 5, 1968, while running for president, having just won the California presidential primary, was shot and mortally wounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel, and died the next day in in Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 6, 1968 (age 42 years, 199 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter Lawford), Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; married, June 17, 1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew Mark Cuomo); uncle of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald.
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  Cross-reference: Benjamin Altman — John Bartlow Martin — Frank Mankiewicz — Paul Schrade
  The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building (opened 1935, renamed 2001), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Robert F. Kennedy: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert Kennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas, Robert Kennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo, In His Own Right — Thurston Clarke, The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Some of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — Bill Eppridge, A Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties
  Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy: Allen Roberts, Robert Francis Kennedy: Biography of a Compulsive Politician — Victor Lasky, RFK: Myth and Man — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince, The Kennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print
  Luther Martin Kennett (1807-1873) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Falmouth, Pendleton County, Ky., March 15, 1807. Whig. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1850-53; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1855-57. Slaveowner. Died in Paris, France, April 12, 1873 (age 66 years, 28 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Presumably named for: Martin Luther
  Relatives: Son of Press Graves Kennett and Margaret (Porter) Kennett; married to Mary Ann Eliza Boyce; grandfather of Martha Swearingen Farrar (who married Daniel Dee Burnes).
  Political family: Burnes-Kennett family of St. Joseph, Missouri.
  The city of Kennett, Missouri, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Kent (1802-1877) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., January 8, 1802. Lawyer; mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1836-37; Governor of Maine, 1838-39, 1841-42; defeated, 1836, 1838, 1839, 1841; U.S. Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1849-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856 (speaker); justice of Maine state supreme court, 1859-73. Died of heart failure, in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, May 19, 1877 (age 75 years, 131 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Father of Edward Kent Jr..
  The town of Fort Kent, Maine, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
James Kent James Kent (1763-1847) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Doanesburgh, Putnam County, N.Y., July 31, 1763. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1790-91, 1792-93, 1796-97 (Dutchess County 1790-91, 1792-93, New York County 1796-97); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1793; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1798-1814; Chancellor of New York, 1814-23; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Author of Commentaries on American Law, the first comprehensive treatment of the subject. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 12, 1847 (age 84 years, 134 days). Interment somewhere in Fishkill, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Bailey.
  Kent County, Mich. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Historical Society of the New York Courts
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Richard C. Kerens (1842-1916) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Killberry, County Meath, Ireland, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; railroad builder; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1884-1900; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896 ; U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, 1910-13. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Merion, Montgomery County, Pa., September 4, 1916 (age about 74 years). Entombed at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Kerens and Elizabeth (Gugerty) Kerens; married, June 2, 1867, to Frances Jane Jones.
  The city of Kerens, Texas, is named for him.  — The community of Kerens, West Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John Hosea Kerr (1873-1958) — also known as John H. Kerr — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born in Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., December 31, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Warrenton, N.C., 1897-98; superior court judge in North Carolina 3rd District, 1916-21; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1923-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., June 21, 1958 (age 84 years, 172 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Capt. John H. Kerr and Eliza Katherine (Yancey) Kerr; married to Ella Foote; grandnephew of John Kerr.
  Political family: Kerr-Settle family of North Carolina.
  The John H. Kerr dam, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, is named for him.  — Kerr Lake, an impoundment on the Roanoke River, in Mecklenburg, Charlotte, and Halifax counties, Virginia, and Vance, Granville, and Warren counties, North Carolina, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "He Loved God And His Fellow Man."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Robert Kerrey (b. 1943) — also known as Bob Kerrey — of Nebraska. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., August 27, 1943. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; Governor of Nebraska, 1983-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1996, 2000; speaker, 1988; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1989-2001; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1992. Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Lions; Sertoma. Received the Medal of Honor for action at Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam, 1969, when he lost a leg. Still living as of 2014.
  The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge (opened 2008), across the Missouri River between Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Bob Kerrey: When I Was A Young Man : A Memoir by Bob Kerrey (2002)
  Books about Bob Kerrey: Gregory L. Vistica, The Education of Lieutenant Kerrey
  Lorna J. Kesterson (1925-2012) — also known as Lorna Jolley — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in St. George, Washington County, Utah, December 30, 1925. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; mayor of Henderson, Nev., 1985-93. Female. Mormon. Died, in her doctor's office, Henderson, Clark County, Nev., January 16, 2012 (age 86 years, 17 days). Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.
  Relatives: Daughter of Donal Jolley and Nora (Crawford) Jolley; married, January 17, 1953, to Robert Earl Kesterson.
  Kesterson Elementary School, in Henderson, Nevada, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Seymour Kettles (1930-2019) — also known as Charles S. Kettles — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., January 9, 1930. Republican. Engineer; automobile dealer; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; following his courageous actions as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1967, which saved 44 lives, he received the Distinguished Service Cross; in 2016, that award was upgraded to a Medal of Honor; candidate for mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993. Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., January 21, 2019 (age 89 years, 12 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  The Charles Kettles VA Medical Center, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Henry Kibbey (1853-1924) — also known as Joseph H. Kibbey — of Florence, Pinal County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Centerville, Wayne County, Ind., March 4, 1853. Republican. Justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889; member Arizona territorial council, 1902; Arizona territory attorney general, 1904-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1904; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1905-09; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1916. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., June 14, 1924 (age 71 years, 102 days). Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of John Franklin Kibbey and Caroline (Cunningham) Kibbey; married to Nora Burbank (daughter of John Albyne Burbank); great-grandson of Ephraim Kibbey.
  Political family: Kibbey-Burbank-Morton-Cunningham family of Indiana.
  Kibbey Butte, in the Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jefferson Parish Kidder (1815-1883) — also known as Jefferson P. Kidder — of Snowsville, Braintree, Orange County, Vt.; West Randolph, Randolph, Orange County, Vt.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Braintree, Orange County, Vt., June 4, 1815. Lawyer; delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1841; Orange County State's Attorney, 1843-47; member of Vermont state senate, 1847-48; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1853-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1856; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 1, 1861, 1863-64; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1865-75, 1879-83; died in office 1883; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1875-79. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 2, 1883 (age 68 years, 120 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Kidder and Ruth (Nichols) Kidder; brother of Ira Kidder; married, February 26, 1838, to Mary Ann Stockwell; father of Silas Wright Kidder; uncle of Lyman Kidder Bass; granduncle of Lyman Metcalfe Bass; first cousin of Alvan Kidder; first cousin once removed of Daniel S. Kidder; second cousin of Francis Kidder; second cousin twice removed of Harley Walter Kidder; third cousin once removed of Isaiah Kidder, Ezra Kidder, David Kidder and Nathan Parker Kidder; fourth cousin of Charles Stetson, Luther Kidder, Arba Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder and Isaiah Stetson; fourth cousin once removed of Caleb Blodgett, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Orlando Burr Kidder, Adoniram Judson Kneeland and Isaiah Kidder Stetson.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Kidder County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Henry W. Kiel (1871-1942) — also known as "Father of the Municipal Opera" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., February 21, 1871. Republican. Bricklayer; brick contractor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1913-25; Missouri Republican state chair, 1926-28; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1932. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Royal Arcanum. Died, from complications of a stroke, in St. Louis, Mo., November 26, 1942 (age 71 years, 278 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry F. Kiel and Minnie C. (Daues) Kiel; married, September 1, 1892, to Irene H. Moonan.
  Kiel Auditorium (built 1934 as Municipal Auditorium; name changed 1943; demolished 1992), in St. Louis, Missouri, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881) — also known as Judson Kilpatrick; "Kilcavalry" — of New Jersey. Born near Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex County, N.J., January 14, 1836. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1866-70, 1881, died in office 1881; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1880. Died of a kidney ailment, in Santiago, Chile, December 2, 1881 (age 45 years, 322 days). Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Simon Kilpatrick and Julia (Wickham) Kilpatrick; father of Laura Kilpatrick (who married Harry Hays Morgan).
  Political family: Morgan-Kilpatrick family of Louisiana.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick (built 1944 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  Heber Chase Kimball (1801-1868) — also known as Heber C. Kimball — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Sheldon, Franklin County, Vt., June 14, 1801. One of the original Twelve Apostles in the early Mormon Church; member Utah territorial council, 1851-58. Mormon. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Injured in a carriage accident, and died soon after, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 22, 1868 (age 67 years, 8 days). Interment at Kimball-Whitney Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Farnham Kimball and Anna (Spaulding) Kimball; great-grandfather of John Nicholas Udall.
  Political family: Udall family of Arizona.
  The city of Heber City, Utah, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William A. Kindred (c.1849-1891) — of Fargo, Cass County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.). Born in Morris County, N.J., about 1849. Civil engineer; railroad builder; banker; mayor of Fargo, N.Dak., 1882-83. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 8, 1891 (age about 42 years). Burial location unknown.
  The city of Kindred, North Dakota, is named for him.
  Cyril Emmanuel King (1921-1978) — also known as Cyril E. King — Born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, April 7, 1921. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; aide and staff member to U.S. Sen. Hubert Humphrey, 1949-61; secretary of the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1969, 1975-78; died in office 1978; member of Virgin Islands legislature, 1973-74. African ancestry. Died in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, January 2, 1978 (age 56 years, 270 days). Interment at King's Hill Cemetery, St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
  Relatives: Son of Martin King and Melvina King; married to Agnes Agatha Schuster.
  The Cyril E. King Airport (Harry S. Truman Airport until 1984), in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  James Gore King (1791-1853) — also known as James G. King — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 8, 1791. Whig. Banker; president, Erie Railroad, 1835-37; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1849-51. Died, from congestion of the lungs, in Weehawken, Hudson County, N.J., October 3, 1853 (age 62 years, 148 days). Interment at Grace Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus King (1755-1827) and Mary (Alsop) King; brother of John Alsop King and Edward King; married to Sarah Rogers Gracie; father of Caroline King (who married Denning Duer); nephew of William King and Cyrus King; uncle of Rufus King (1814-1876) and Rufus King (1817-1891); grandson of John Alsop; second cousin once removed of Ebenezer Hazard; third cousin of Erskine Hazard.
  Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James King (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Rufus de Vane King (1786-1853) — also known as William R. King — of Cahaba, Dallas County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Sampson County, N.C., April 7, 1786. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1807; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1811-16 (5th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 5th District 1815-16); U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1819-44, 1848-52; U.S. Minister to France, 1844-46; Vice President of the United States, 1853; died in office 1853. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Took oath of office as Vice President in Havana, Cuba, where he had gone for his health; died the next month, at his plantation near Cahaba, Dallas County, Ala., April 18, 1853 (age 67 years, 11 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Dallas County, Ala.; reinterment at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
  Cross-reference: Samuel Sherman
  King County, Wash. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  George Washington Kingsbury (1837-1925) — also known as George W. Kingsbury — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Lee, Oneida County, N.Y., December 16, 1837. Republican. Printer; member Dakota territorial council, 1863-67; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1895-96; newspaper editor. Died in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., January 28, 1925 (age 87 years, 43 days). Interment at Yankton Municipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Charles Backus Kingsbury and Ruama (Barnes) Kingsbury; third cousin twice removed of Eleazer Pomeroy; fourth cousin of Daniel Eleazer Pomeroy; fourth cousin once removed of Herman Arod Gager.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Kingsbury County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Henry Kinkead (1826-1904) — also known as John H. Kinkead — of Carson City, Nev.; Sitka, Alaska; Unionville, Pershing County, Nev. Born in Smithfield, Somerset County, Pa., December 10, 1826. Republican. Dry goods merchant; treasurer of Nevada Territory, 1862-64; delegate to Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863; postmaster at Sitka, Alaska, 1867-69; Governor of Nevada, 1879-83; Governor of Alaska District, 1884-85. Died in Carson City, Nev., August 15, 1904 (age 77 years, 249 days). Interment at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
  Relatives: Married 1856 to Elizabeth Fall.
  The Kinkead state office building, in Carson City, Nevada, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS J. H. Kinkaid (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Carter Kirkwood (1909-1964) — also known as Robert C. Kirkwood — of Saratoga, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, Calif., August 30, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1947-53; resigned 1953; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952; California state auditor, 1953-58; appointed 1953; defeated, 1958; General Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, 1959-64. Died in San Francisco, Calif., May 5, 1964 (age 54 years, 249 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 30, 1933, to Jean Hazard Gerlinder.
  The Robert C. Kirkwood Powerhouse, downstream from O'Shaughnessy Dam, in Tuolumne County, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Norman Wolfred Kittson (1814-1888) — also known as Norman W. Kittson; "Commodore Kittson" — of Pembina, Pembina County, Minn. (now N.Dak.); St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Sorel, Lower Canada (now part of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec), March 5, 1814. Democrat. Fur trader; helped end the Hudson Bay Company's fur trading monopoly in 1849; member Minnesota territorial council 7th District, 1852-55; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1858-59; operated steamboats on the Red River from Minnesota north into Winnipeg in the 1870s; worked with James J. Hill to build the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway in 1879-81. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in the dining car of a train en route from Chicago to St. Paul, near Roberts, St. Croix County, Wis., May 10, 1888 (age 74 years, 66 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Kittson County, Minn. and Norman County, Minn. are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  William J. Knight (1929-2004) — also known as Pete Knight — of Palmdale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Ind., November 18, 1929. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor of Palmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member of California state assembly, 1993-96; member of California state senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Air Force test pilot who holds the speed record for winged aircraft: 4,250 mph flying the Bell X-15. Died, from acute myelogenous leukemia, in City of Hope Hospital, May 7, 2004 (age 74 years, 171 days). Interment at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, Calif.
  Knight High School in Palmdale, California, is named for him.
  James Proctor Knott (1830-1911) — also known as J. Proctor Knott — of Lebanon, Marion County, Ky.; Danville, Boyle County, Ky. Born in Raywick, Washington County (now Marion County), Ky., August 29, 1830. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1857-58; Missouri state attorney general, 1858-61; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1867-71, 1875-83; Governor of Kentucky, 1883-87; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1891. Presbyterian. Died June 18, 1911 (age 80 years, 293 days). Interment at Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky.
  Knott County, Ky. is named for him.
  The city of Proctor, Minnesota (founded in 1894 as Proctorknott; renamed Proctor in 1904), is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Henry Knox (1750-1806) — Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 25, 1750. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1789-94. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; American Philosophical Society. He brought 59 cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester, Mass., leading the British forces to evacuate Boston on March 17, 1776. Swallowed a small chicken bone that damaged his intestines, and died three days later of peritonitis, in Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, October 21, 1806 (age 56 years, 88 days). Interment at Thomaston Village Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine.
  Knox counties in Ill., Ind., Ky., Maine, Mo., Neb., Ohio, Tenn. and Tex. are named for him.
  The city of Knoxville, Tennessee, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Knox (built 1941-42 at Terminal Island, California; torpedoed and lost in the Indian Ocean, 1943) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Philander C. Knox Philander Chase Knox (1853-1921) — also known as Philander C. Knox — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., May 6, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of James H. Reed, 1877-1902; U.S. Attorney General, 1901-04; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1904-09, 1917-21; resigned 1909; died in office 1921; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908, 1916; U.S. Secretary of State, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, in Washington, D.C., October 12, 1921 (age 68 years, 159 days). Interment at Washington Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of David Smith Knox and Rebecca (Page) Knox; married 1880 to Lillian 'Lillie' Smith.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Philander C. Knox (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, April 1902
  Frederick Kramer (1829-1896) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Halle, Germany, December 22, 1829. Banker; mayor of Little Rock, Ark., 1873-75, 1881-87. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., September 8, 1896 (age 66 years, 261 days). Interment at Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Married 1857 to Adaline Margaret Reichardt.
  Kramer Elementary School (built 1895, closed 1978), in Little Rock, Arkansas, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sebastian Kronenwetter (1833-1902) — of Mosinee, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, January 21, 1833. Democrat. Hotelier; lumber mill business; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Marathon County, 1885-86. German ancestry. Died in Mosinee, Marathon County, Wis., April 27, 1902 (age 69 years, 96 days). Interment at Mosinee Union Cemetery, Mosinee, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Kronenwetter and Francisca (Funk) Kronenwetter; married 1856 to Mary Biri; grandfather of Ralph Eugene Kronenwetter.
  The town of Kronenwetter, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Willauer Kutz (1870-1951) — also known as Charles W. Kutz — of Washington, D.C. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., October 14, 1870. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1914-17, 1918-21, 1941-45; retired 1945; President of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1920; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Universalist. Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D.C., January 25, 1951 (age 80 years, 103 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Allen Kutz and Emily (Briner) Kutz; married, June 25, 1895, to Elizabeth Randolph Keim.
  Kutz Memorial Bridge (built 1943, altered and renamed 1954), on Independence Avenue, crossing the Tidal Basin, in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Ernest Lackey — also known as Dutch Lackey — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Democrat. Mayor of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1958-65. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Lackey; brother of Pierce Eubanks Lackey and Hecht S. Lackey; married to Bonnie Bessire; father of Sherrill Lackey Jeffers; uncle of Henry G. Lackey.
  Political family: Lackey family of Kentucky.
  The Lackey Municipal Building (opened 1965, superseded 2014), in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was named for him.
  Herbert Warren Ladd (1843-1913) — also known as Herbert W. Ladd — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., October 15, 1843. Newspaper reporter; dry goods merchant; Governor of Rhode Island, 1889-90, 1891-92. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Butler Hospital, Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 29, 1913 (age 70 years, 45 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Ladd and Lucy Washburn (Kingman) Ladd; married, May 25, 1870, to Emma Burrows.
  Ladd Observatory, at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882-1947) — also known as Fiorello H. LaGuardia; "The Little Flower" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 11, 1882. Republican. U.S. Consular Agent in Fiume, 1904-06; interpreter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1917-19, 1923-33 (14th District 1917-19, 20th District 1923-33); defeated, 1914 (14th District), 1932 (20th District); major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920, 1928 (alternate), 1932 (alternate); mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1934-45; defeated, 1921, 1929. Episcopalian. Italian and Jewish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died of pancreatic cancer, in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., September 20, 1947 (age 64 years, 283 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Coen; married 1919 to Thea Almerigotti; married, February 28, 1929, to Marie Fisher.
  Cross-reference: Vito Marcantonio — Clendenin Ryan
  LaGuardia Airport, in Queens, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Fiorello LaGuardia: H. Paul Jeffers, The Napoleon of New York : Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia — Thomas Kessner, Fiorello H. LaGuardia and the Making of Modern New York — Mervyn D. Kaufman, Fiorello LaGuardia — Alyn Brodsky, The Great Mayor : Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of the City of New York
Lucius Q. C. Lamar Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825-1893) — also known as Lucius Q. C. Lamar — of Covington, Newton County, Ga.; Abbeville, Lafayette County, Miss.; Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss. Born near Eatonton, Putnam County, Ga., September 17, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; cotton planter; president, University of Mississippi, 1849-52; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1853; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1857-60, 1873-77; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1865, 1868, 1875, 1877, 1881; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1877-85; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1885-88; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-93; died in office 1893. Methodist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Slaveowner. Died in Vineville (now part of Macon), Bibb County, Ga., January 23, 1893 (age 67 years, 128 days). Original interment at Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Ga.; reinterment in 1894 at St. Peter's Cemetery, Oxford, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1797-1834) and Sarah Williamson (Bird) Lamar; married to Virginia Longstreet; nephew of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar and Loretta Rebecca Lamar (who married Absalom Harris Chappell); uncle of William Bailey Lamar; fourth cousin of William McKendree Robbins and Joseph Rucker Lamar; fourth cousin once removed of Gaston Ahi Robbins.
  Political family: Lamar family of Georgia.
  Lamar counties in Ala., Ga. and Miss. are named for him.
  Lamar Hall, at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, is named for him.  — Lamar River, in Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, is named for him.  — Lamar Boulevard, in Oxford, Mississippi, is named for him.  — Lamar Avenue, in Memphis, Tennessee, is named for him.  — Lamar School (founded 1964), in Meridian, Mississippi, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Lucius Q. C. Lamar: John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798-1859) — also known as Mirabeau B. Lamar — of Texas. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., August 16, 1798. Member of Georgia state senate, 1829-30; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1832, 1834; colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1836; Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1836-38; President of the Texas Republic, 1838-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Texas state legislature, 1847; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1858-59; Nicaragua, 1858-59. Member, Freemasons. Died of a heart attack, near Richmond, Fort Bend County, Tex., December 19, 1859 (age 61 years, 125 days). Interment at Morton Cemetery, Richmond, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of John A. Lamar and Rebecca (Kelly) Lamar; brother of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1797-1834) and Loretta Rebecca Lamar (who married Absalom Harris Chappell); uncle of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825-1893); third cousin once removed of William McKendree Robbins and Joseph Rucker Lamar; third cousin twice removed of Gaston Ahi Robbins.
  Political family: Lamar family of Georgia.
  Lamar County, Tex. is named for him.
  Lamar University, in Beaumont, Texas, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Mirabeau Lamar Towns
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Harry Lane (1855-1917) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Corvallis, Benton County, Ore., August 28, 1855. Democrat. Mayor of Portland, Ore., 1905-09; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1913-17; died in office 1917. Died May 23, 1917 (age 61 years, 268 days). Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Nephew of La Fayette Lane; grandson of Joseph Lane.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Harry Lane (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Smith Lane (1811-1881) — also known as Henry S. Lane — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born near Sharbsburg, Bath County, Ky., February 24, 1811. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1837-38; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1840-43; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856 (Permanent Chair; speaker), 1868; Governor of Indiana, 1861; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1861-67. Methodist. Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., June 18, 1881 (age 70 years, 114 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother of Higgins Lane; uncle of Edwin T. Lane.
  Political family: Lane family of Indiana.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry S. Lane (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  James Henry Lane (1814-1866) — also known as James H. Lane; "Liberator of Kansas"; "Fighting Jim" — of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind.; Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan. Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind., June 22, 1814. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1849-53; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1853-55; delegate to Kansas state constitutional convention, 1855, 1857; Kansas Democratic state chair, 1855; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1861-66; died in office 1866; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Member, Freemasons. Deranged, and charged with financial irregularities, he was mortally wounded by a self-inflicted gunshot on July 1, 1866, and died ten days later, near Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., July 11, 1866 (age 52 years, 19 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Amos Lane and Mary (Foote) Lane; brother of George W. Lane; married 1842 to Mary E. Baldridge (granddaughter of Arthur St. Clair).
  Political family: Lane family of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
  Lane County, Kan. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James H. Lane (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; wrecked and scrapped 1957) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Joseph Lane (1801-1881) — of Winchester, Douglas County, Ore. Born in a log cabin near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., December 14, 1801. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member of Indiana state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1852; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon state senate, 1880. Baptist; later Catholic. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore., April 19, 1881 (age 79 years, 126 days). Original interment at Masonic Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Lafayette Mosher; father of La Fayette Lane; grandfather of Harry Lane; grandnephew of Joel Lane; cousin *** of David Lowry Swain; first cousin by marriage of Walter Terry Colquitt.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  Lane County, Ore. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Langdon (1741-1819) — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., June 26, 1741. Democrat. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775-76, 1787; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1784-85; President of New Hampshire, 1785-86, 1788-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1789-1801; Governor of New Hampshire, 1805-09, 1810-12; received 9 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1808. Congregationalist. Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., September 18, 1819 (age 78 years, 84 days). Entombed at North Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of John Langdon (1707-1780) and Mary Woodbury (Hall) Langdon; brother of Woodbury Langdon; married 1777 to Elizabeth Sherburne; great-granduncle of Robert Odiorne Treadwell and Amasa Junius Parker Jr.; second great-granduncle of Parker Corning and Edwin Corning; third great-granduncle of Erastus Corning II and Edwin Corning Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Josiah Green Dearborn.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Langdon (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; sold and renamed Tblisi; scrapped 1977) was originally named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Lange (1801-1869) — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Charlottenburg, Prussia (now part of Berlin, Germany), December 16, 1801. Republican. He belonged to a secret society which advocated a constitutional government for the German Empire; in 1824, the conspiracy was uncovered; he was convicted of treason and sentenced to fifteen years in in prison; pardoned in 1829, and left Germany for the United States; U.S. Consul in Amsterdam, 1849-50; Indiana state auditor, 1861-63; mayor of Terre Haute, Ind., 1863-67. Died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., July 25, 1869 (age 67 years, 221 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Lange Elementary School (now closed), in Terre Haute, Indiana, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fritz Garland Lanham (1880-1965) — also known as Fritz G. Lanham — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Weatherford, Parker County, Tex., January 3, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 12th District, 1919-47. Methodist. Died July 31, 1965 (age 85 years, 209 days). Interment at East Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham and Sarah (Meng) Lanham; married, October 27, 1908, to Beulah Rowe.
  The Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building in Fort Worth, Texas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Larkin Jr. (1804-1896) — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pa., October 3, 1804. Merchant; river transportation business; Delaware County Sheriff, 1840; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1845-46; real estate developer; mayor of Chester, Pa., 1866-72; banker. One of the founders of Chester Rural Cemetery. Died in Chester, Delaware County, Pa., July 22, 1896 (age 91 years, 293 days). Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Martha (Thomas) Larkin and John Larkin; married, January 25, 1827, to Charlotte Johnson Morton; married, October 23, 1849, to Mary A. Boggs; ancestor *** of Joseph Larkin Eyre.
  Political family: Eyre family of Chester, Pennsylvania.
  Larkin School (built 1894, demolished 1988), in Chester, Pennsylvania, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas F. Larkin (c.1872-1928) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born about 1872. Democrat. Contractor; business partner of James J. Lynch; mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1928; died in office 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928. Died, of apoplexy, while playing golf, at the 13th tee of the Briarcliff Lodge golf course, in Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, N.Y., July 25, 1928 (age about 56 years). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
  Larkin Plaza (also known as Dock Street), in Yonkers, New York, is named for him.
  Melvin L. Larsen (b. 1936) — of Oxford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, October 19, 1936. Republican. School principal; athletic coach; member of Michigan state house of representatives 61st District, 1973-78; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1978; Michigan Republican state chair, 1979-81. Catholic. Norwegian ancestry. Still living as of 2000.
  The Elliott-Larsen Building (housing state offices; built 1919-21; burned 1951 and rebuilt; previously named for Lewis Cass; given present name in 2020), in Lansing, Michigan, is partly named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Asbury C. Latimer Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) — also known as Asbury C. Latimer — of Belton, Anderson County, S.C. Born near Lowndesville, Abbeville County, S.C., July 31, 1851. Democrat. Farmer; chair of Anderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908. Methodist. Died, from appendicitis and peritonitis, in Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C., February 20, 1908 (age 56 years, 204 days). Interment at Belton Cemetery, Belton, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Theophilus Latimer and Frances Beulah (Young) Latimer; married, June 26, 1877, to Sara Alice Brown; father of Mamie Latimer (daughter-in-law of Robert Middleton Heard).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  The Latimer Memorial United Methodist Church, in Belton, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  John Laurance (1750-1810) — of New York. Born near Falmouth, England, 1750. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1785-87; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1787-89; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1789-93; U.S. District Judge for New York, 1794-96; resigned 1796; U.S. Senator from New York, 1796-1800. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 11, 1810 (age about 60 years). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Laurence (built 1942 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Henry Laurens Henry Laurens (1724-1792) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 6, 1724. Merchant; planter; Vice-President of South Carolina, 1776-77; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1777-80; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1785. Member, Freemasons; American Philosophical Society. Died in Berkeley County, S.C., December 8, 1792 (age 68 years, 277 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jean Samuel Laurens and Esther (Grasset) Laurens; married, July 6, 1750, to Eleanor Delamere Ball; father of John Laurens, Martha Laurens (who married David Ramsay) and Mary Eleanor Laurens (who married Charles Pinckney); grandfather of Henry Laurens Pinckney.
  Political family: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Laurens County, S.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  Amos Adams Lawrence (1814-1886) — also known as Amos A. Lawrence — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 31, 1814. Owner, Ipswich Mills, maker of cotton and woollen goods; abolitionist; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1858 (American), 1860 (Constitutional Union). Episcopalian. Died in Nahant, Essex County, Mass., August 22, 1886 (age 72 years, 22 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Amos Lawrence and Sarah (Richards) Lawrence; married, March 31, 1842, to Sarah Elizabeth Appleton (daughter of William Appleton); father of Susan Mason Lawrence (who married William Caleb Loring); nephew of Luther Lawrence and Abbott Lawrence; great-grandfather of Leverett Saltonstall and Richard Saltonstall; second great-grandfather of William Lawrence Saltonstall; first cousin of Samuel Abbott Green; third cousin twice removed of Charles Moore Bancroft; fourth cousin of Alonzo M. Garcelon; fourth cousin once removed of John Albion Andrew, Charles Courtney Pinkney Holden, Ebenezer Gregg Danforth Holden, Winfield Scott Holden and Alonzo Marston Garcelon.
  Political families: Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Woodbury-Holden family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts; Lawrence-Andrew-Rodney-Parrish family of Adel, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Lawrence, Kansas, is named for him.  — Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) — also known as Gene Leahy — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Imogene, Fremont County, Iowa, May 8, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1969-73. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from complications of lung cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  Gene Leahy Mall, a downtown park (created 1977 as "Central Park Mall", renamed 1992, closed and demolished 2019), in Omaha, Nebraska, was named for him.
  Walter Daniel Leake (1762-1825) — also known as Walter Leake — of Mississippi. Born in Albemarle County, Va., May 25, 1762. Democrat. Judge of Mississippi territorial supreme court, 1807; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1817-20; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1821; Governor of Mississippi, 1822-25; died in office 1825. Slaveowner. Died in Mt. Salus, Hinds County, Miss., November 17, 1825 (age 63 years, 176 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Hinds County, Miss.
  Leake County, Miss. is named for him.
  The town of Leakesville, Mississippi, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Henry Leavenworth (1783-1834) — of Delaware County, N.Y. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., December 10, 1783. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from Delaware County, 1815-16. Died July 21, 1834 (age 50 years, 223 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Leavenworth and Catharine (Conklin) Leavenworth.
  Leavenworth County, Kan. is named for him.
  Fort Leavenworth (U.S. Army installation) and the city of Leavenworth, Kansas, are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Lee (1756-1818) — also known as "Light Horse Harry" — of Westmoreland County, Va. Born in Prince William County, Va., January 29, 1756. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1786-88; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Westmoreland County, 1788; Governor of Virginia, 1791-94; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1799-1801. Eulogized George Washington as "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.". Slaveowner. Died in Cumberland Island, Camden County, Ga., March 25, 1818 (age 62 years, 55 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Camden County, Ga.; reinterment in 1913 at Lee Memorial Chapel, Lexington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Lee (1730-1787) and Lucy (Grymes) Lee; brother of Charles Lee, Richard Bland Lee and Edmund Jennings Lee; married 1782 to Matilda Ludwell Lee; married, June 18, 1793, to Ann Hill Carter; father of Robert E. Lee; grandfather of Fitzhugh Lee and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee; grandnephew of Richard Bland; great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Arthur Lee and Theodorick Bland (1742-1790); first cousin twice removed of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Thomas Sim Lee, John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker; second cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Jenings Randolph, Beverley Randolph, John Lee and Nathaniel Beverly Tucker; second cousin twice removed of Francis Preston Blair Lee; second cousin thrice removed of John Lee Carroll and Edward Brooke Lee; second cousin four times removed of William Welby Beverley, Blair Lee III and Edward Brooke Lee Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Outerbridge Horsey; third cousin of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Theodorick Bland (1776-1846), Peyton Randolph (1779-1828) and Zachary Taylor; third cousin once removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Edmund Randolph and Carter Henry Harrison; third cousin twice removed of Hancock Lee Jackson, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Edmund Randolph Cocke, John Augustine Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison II and Frederick Madison Roberts; third cousin thrice removed of Abraham Lincoln, John Gardner Coolidge, James Sansome Lakin, Elliot Woolfolk Major, Edgar Bailey Woolfolk, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt, Alexander Scott Bullitt and Francis Beverley Biddle; fourth cousin of John Wayles Eppes.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lee County, Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) — of Westmoreland County, Va. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., January 20, 1732. Democrat. Planter; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-79, 1784-85, 1787; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1777, 1780, 1785; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1789-92. Slaveowner. Died in Westmoreland County, Va., June 19, 1794 (age 62 years, 150 days). Interment at Burnt House Field Cemetery, Near Hague, Westmoreland County, Va.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison (Ludwell) Lee; brother of Francis Lightfoot Lee and Arthur Lee; married, December 5, 1757, to Ann Aylett; married 1769 to Ann (Gaskins) Pinckard; great-grandfather of Francis Preston Blair Lee; second great-grandfather of Edward Brooke Lee; third great-grandfather of Blair Lee III and Edward Brooke Lee Jr.; first cousin once removed and father-in-law of Charles Lee; first cousin once removed of Thomas Sim Lee, Henry Lee, Richard Bland Lee and Edmund Jennings Lee; first cousin twice removed of John Lee; first cousin thrice removed of Fitzhugh Lee; first cousin four times removed of Samuel Bullitt Churchill and John Lee Carroll; first cousin six times removed of Outerbridge Horsey; second cousin once removed of Zachary Taylor; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Leonidas Crittenden; second cousin thrice removed of Hancock Lee Jackson; second cousin four times removed of Abraham Lincoln, James Sansome Lakin, Elliot Woolfolk Major and Edgar Bailey Woolfolk; second cousin five times removed of Robert Todd Lincoln, Harrison Moore Lakin and James Offutt Lakin.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Jackson-Lee family; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lee counties in Ga. and Ill. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Richard Henry Lee: Oliver P. Chitwood, Richard Henry Lee : Statesman of the Revolution
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  Greenwood Leflore (1800-1865) — of Mississippi. Born in 1800. Member of Mississippi state senate, 1841. Choctaw Indian ancestry. Died in 1865 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  Leflore County, Miss. is named for him.
Hugh S. Legaré Hugh Swinton Legaré (1797-1843) — also known as Hugh S. Legaré — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 2, 1797. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1820-21, 1824-30; South Carolina state attorney general, 1830-32; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1832-36; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1837-39; U.S. Attorney General, 1841-43; died in office 1843. Scottish and French Huguenot ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 20, 1843 (age 46 years, 169 days). Original interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Legare and Mary (Swinton) Legare; granduncle of George Swinton Legaré; great-granduncle of William Storen Legaré and Thomas Allen Legaré Jr..
  Political family: Seabrook-Legare family of Charleston, South Carolina.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Hugh S. Legare (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1959) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) — also known as Herbert H. Lehman — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 28, 1878. Democrat. Director, Consolidated Cotton Duck Co., Imperial Cotton Co., U.S. Cotton Duck Co., Washington Mills; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1929-32; Governor of New York, 1933-42; U.S. Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated, 1946. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Gamma Delta; Americans for Democratic Action. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1963; inducted into the Jewish-American Hall of Fame in 1974. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 5, 1963 (age 85 years, 252 days). Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mayer Lehman and Babette (Newgass) Lehman; brother of Irving Lehman; married, April 28, 1910, to Edith Louise Altschul; father of Peter Lehman; uncle of Elinor Fatman Morgenthau; granduncle of Robert Morris Morgenthau, Orin Lehman and John Langeloth Loeb Jr..
  Political family: Morgenthau-Lehman family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Nathan R. Sobel — Thomas L. J. Corcoran
  Lehman College, Bronx, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Merit E. Leming (1862-1938) — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Dearborn County, Ind., March 14, 1862. Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1900; mayor of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1909-11. Died, from coronary occlusion and influenza, in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., March 4, 1938 (age 75 years, 355 days). Interment at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Leming and Elizabeth (Rosecrans) Leming; married to Eugenia R. Bouchman.
  Leming Hall (built 1905, demolished 1972), one of the first two dormitory buildings at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James T. Lennon — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1910-17; defeated, 1917; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Winifred Butler.
  Lennon Park, in Yonkers, New York, is named for him.
  William Lenoir (1751-1839) — Born in Brunswick County, Va., May 8, 1751. School teacher; surveyor; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1781-95; delegate to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789. French Huguenot ancestry. Slaveowner. Died May 6, 1839 (age 87 years, 363 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Caldwell County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Lenoir and Mourning (Crawley) Lenoir; father of William Ballard Lenoir.
  Political families: Lenoir family of North Carolina; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lenoir County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Preston Hopkins Leslie (1819-1907) — of Kentucky; Montana. Born in Wayne County (part now in Clinton County), Ky., March 2, 1819. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1844, 1850; member of Kentucky state senate, 1851-55, 1867; Governor of Kentucky, 1871-75; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1881; Governor of Montana Territory, 1887-89; U.S. Attorney for Montana, 1894-98. Baptist. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., February 7, 1907 (age 87 years, 342 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Leslie County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Perkins Letcher (1788-1861) — also known as Robert P. Letcher — of Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky. Born in Goochland County, Va., February 10, 1788. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1813; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1823-33, 1834-35 (4th District 1823-33, 5th District 1834-35); defeated, 1853; Governor of Kentucky, 1840-44; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1849-52. Slaveowner. Died January 24, 1861 (age 72 years, 349 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Letcher County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Asbury Francis Lever (1875-1940) — also known as A. Frank Lever — of Lexington, Lexington County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born near Springhill, Lexington County, S.C., January 5, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Rep. J. William Stokes, 1897-1901; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Lexington County, 1900-01; resigned 1901; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 7th District, 1901-19. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lexington County, S.C., April 28, 1940 (age 65 years, 114 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Clemson, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Asbury Washington Lever and Mary Elvira (Derrick) Lever; married, July 5, 1911, to Lucile Scurry Butler; father of Asbury Francis Lever Jr..
  Lever Hall, at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS A. Frank Lever. (built 1943 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Theodore Levin (1897-1970) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 18, 1897. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1946-70; died in office 1970. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died December 31, 1970 (age 73 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Charles Leonard Levin and Joseph Levin; uncle of Sander Martin Levin and Carl Milton Levin.
  Political family: Levin family of Detroit, Michigan.
  The Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) — of Missouri. Born near Ivy, Albemarle County, Va., August 18, 1774. Governor of Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1807-09; died in office 1809. English and Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Commanded expedition with William Clark to Oregon, 1803-04. Died from gunshot wounds under mysterious circumstances (murder or suicide?) at Grinder's Stand, an inn on the Natchez Trace near Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn., October 11, 1809 (age 35 years, 54 days). Interment at Meriwether Lewis Park, Near Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of William Lewis and Lucy (Meriwether) Lewis; first cousin once removed of Howell Lewis, John Walker, David Meriwether (1755-1822), James Meriwether (1755-1817), Francis Walker and George Rockingham Gilmer; first cousin five times removed of Arthur Sidney Demarest; second cousin of James Meriwether (1788-1852), David Meriwether (1800-1893) and James Archibald Meriwether; second cousin once removed of George Washington, Howell Cobb (1772-1818), Thomas Walker Gilmer, David Shelby Walker and Reuben Handy Meriwether; second cousin twice removed of Howell Cobb (1815-1868), Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, James David Walker and David Shelby Walker Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of Hubbard T. Smith; second cousin four times removed of Archer Woodford; third cousin of Theodorick Bland, Robert Brooke, Bushrod Washington, George Madison and Richard Aylett Buckner; third cousin once removed of John Randolph of Roanoke, Henry St. George Tucker, John Thornton Augustine Washington, Zachary Taylor, Francis Taliaferro Helm and Aylette Buckner; third cousin twice removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Aylett Hawes Buckner, Charles John Helm, Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker and Hubbard Dozier Helm; third cousin thrice removed of James Francis Buckner Jr., Key Pittman, Claude Pollard and Vail Montgomery Pittman; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Rootes Jackson.
  Political families: Demarest-Meriwether-Lewis family of New Jersey; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: George F. Shannon
  Lewis counties in Idaho, Ky., Mo., Tenn. and Wash. are named for him; Lewis and Clark County, Mont. is named partly for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Meriwether Lewis Randolph — Meriwether Lewis Walker
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared (along with Clark's) on the $10 U.S. Note from 1898 to 1927.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Meriwether Lewis: Thomas C. Danisi, Uncovering the Truth About Meriwether Lewis — Donald Barr Chidsey, Lewis and Clark: The Great Adventure
Morgan Lewis Morgan Lewis (1754-1844) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 16, 1754. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1789-90, 1791-92 (New York County 1789-90, Dutchess County 1791-92); New York state attorney general, 1791-92; appointed 1791; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1792-1801; Governor of New York, 1804-07; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1810-14; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 7, 1844 (age 89 years, 174 days). Interment at St. James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Lewis and Elizabeth (Annesley) Lewis; married, May 11, 1779, to Gertrude Livingston (daughter of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); sister-in-law of John Armstrong Jr.; sister of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; granddaughter of Robert Livingston); father of Margaret Lewis (who married Maturin Livingston); great-grandfather of Louisa Matilda Livingston (who married Elbridge Thomas Gerry); second great-grandfather of Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lewis County, N.Y. is named for him.
  The town and village of Lewiston, New York, are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Morgan L. Martin — Morgan L. Gage
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Clarence Everett Lightner (1921-2002) — also known as Clarence E. Lightner — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., August 15, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral director; mayor of Raleigh, N.C., 1973-75; member of North Carolina state senate, 1977-78; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996, 2000. Presbyterian. African ancestry. Member, Omega Psi Phi. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., July 8, 2002 (age 80 years, 327 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Calvin E. Lightner and Mammie (Blackmon) Lightner; married 1946 to Marguerite Massey.
  The Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center (proposed in 2003, ultimately not built), in Raleigh, North Carolina, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Alexander Lillington (c.1725-1786) — also known as Alexander Lillington — Born in North Carolina, about 1725. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1777; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Died in New Hanover County (part now in Pender County), N.C., April, 1786 (age about 61 years). Interment at Lillington Cemetery, Rocky Point, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Lillington and Sarah (Porter) Lillington; married to Sarah Waters.
  The town of Lillington, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander Lillington (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) — also known as "Honest Abe"; "Old Abe"; "The Rail-Splitter"; "The Illinois Baboon" — of New Salem, Menard County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in a log cabin, Hardin County (part now in Larue County), Ky., February 12, 1809. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; postmaster; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1834-41; U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1847-49; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1856; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1858; President of the United States, 1861-65; died in office 1865; His election as president in 1860 precipitated the Civil War; determined to preserve the Union, he led the North to victory on the battlefield, freed the slaves in the conquered states, and in doing this, redefined American nationhood. He was. English ancestry. Elected in 1900 to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. Shot by the assassin John Wilkes Booth, during a play at Ford's Theater, in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865; died at Peterson's Boarding House, across the street, the following day, April 15, 1865 (age 56 years, 62 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; memorial monument at National Mall, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1868 at Judiciary Park, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln; married, November 4, 1842, to Mary Ann Todd (sister-in-law of Ninian Wirt Edwards; half-sister-in-law of Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson and Benjamin Hardin Helm; half-sister of Emilie Pariet Todd; aunt of Martha Dee Todd; grandniece of David Rittenhouse Porter); father of Robert Todd Lincoln; second cousin four times removed of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee and Arthur Lee; third cousin twice removed of Levi Lincoln; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Sim Lee, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee and Zachary Taylor; fourth cousin once removed of Levi Lincoln Jr. and Enoch Lincoln.
  Political families: Lincoln-Lee family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Edwards-Cook family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr. — Isham N. Haynie — William M. Stone — John Pitcher — Stephen Miller — John T. Stuart — William H. Seward — Henry L. Burnett — Judah P. Benjamin — Robert Toombs — Richard Taylor Jacob — George W. Jones — James Adams — John G. Nicolay — Edward Everett — Stephen T. Logan — Francis P. Blair — John Hay — Henry Reed Rathbone — James A. Ekin — Frederick W. Seward — John H. Surratt — John H. Surratt, Jr. — James Shields — Emily T. Helm — John A. Campbell — John Merryman — Barnes Compton
  Lincoln counties in Ark., Colo., Idaho, Kan., La., Minn., Miss., Mont., Neb., Nev., N.M., Okla., Ore., Wash., W.Va., Wis. and Wyo. are named for him.
  The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, is named for him.  — Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tennessee, is named for him.  — Lincoln University, in Jefferson City, Missouri, is named for him.  — Lincoln University, near Oxford, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Abraham L. Keister — Abraham L. Tucker — Abraham L. Brick — Abraham L. Kellogg — Abraham Lincoln Bernstein — A. Lincoln Reiley — A. L. Helmick — Abraham L. Sutton — A. Lincoln Acker — Abraham L. Osgood — Abraham L. Witmer — Abraham L. Phillips — Abraham L. Payton — A. L. Auth — A. Lincoln Moore — A. Lincoln Niditch — Abraham L. Rubenstein — Abraham L. Davis, Jr. — Abraham L. Freedman — A. L. Marovitz — Lincoln Gordon — Abraham L. Banner — Abraham Lincoln Tosti
  Coins and currency: His portrait has appeared on the U.S. penny (one cent coin) since 1909, and on the $5 bill since 1913. From the 1860s until 1927, his portrait also appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $1 to $500.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Abraham Lincoln: David Herbert Donald, Lincoln — George Anastaplo, Abraham Lincoln : A Constitutional Biography — G. S. Boritt, ed., The Lincoln Enigma : The Changing Faces of an American Icon — Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858 — Geoffrey Perret, Lincoln's War : The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief — David Herbert Donald, We Are Lincoln Men : Abraham Lincoln and His Friends — Edward Steers, Jr., Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln — Mario Cuomo, Why Lincoln Matters : Today More Than Ever — Michael W. Kauffman, American Brutus : John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln — Joshua Wolf Shenk, Lincoln's Melancholy : How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness — John Channing Briggs, Lincoln's Speeches Reconsidered — Ronald C. White, Jr., The Eloquent President : A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words — Harold Holzer, Lincoln at Cooper Union : The Speech That Made Abraham Linco ln President — Michael Lind, What Lincoln Believed : The Values and Convictions of America's Greatest President — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln — Michael Burlingame, ed., Abraham Lincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay — Thomas J. Craughwell, Stealing Lincoln's Body — Roy Morris, Jr., The Long Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America — John Stauffer, Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln — Karen Judson, Abraham Lincoln (for young readers) — Maira Kalman, Looking at Lincoln (for young readers)
  Critical books about Abraham Lincoln: Thomas J. DiLorenzo, The Real Lincoln : A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War
  Fiction about Abraham Lincoln: Gore Vidal, Lincoln: A Novel
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) — of Massachusetts. Born January 24, 1733. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1788-89; received one electoral vote, 1789. Died May 9, 1810 (age 77 years, 105 days). Interment at Old Ship Cemetery, Hingham, Mass.
  Lincoln counties in Ga., Ky., Mo., N.C. and Tenn. are named for him.
  Enoch Lincoln (1788-1829) — of Paris, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., December 28, 1788. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1818-21; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1821-26 (at-large 1821-25, 5th District 1825-26); Governor of Maine, 1827-29; died in office 1829. Died October 8, 1829 (age 40 years, 284 days). Entombed in mausoleum at State of Maine Burial Ground, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Lincoln and Martha (Waldo) Lincoln; brother of Levi Lincoln Jr.; granduncle of Frederick Robie; third cousin once removed of Elbridge Gerry, Paul Fearing and Lansing Edgar Lincoln; third cousin twice removed of Burr Buchanan Lincoln; third cousin thrice removed of James Helme Lincoln; fourth cousin once removed of Abraham Lincoln and Elbridge Thomas Gerry.
  Political family: Lincoln-Lee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Lincoln, Maine, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Helme Lincoln (1916-2011) — also known as James H. Lincoln — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Harbor Beach, Huron County, Mich. Born in Harbor Beach, Huron County, Mich., August 26, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II; candidate for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1953; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1957, 1959; Wayne County Probate Judge, 1960-77; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1980. Died in Harbor Beach, Huron County, Mich., July 23, 2011 (age 94 years, 331 days). Interment at Rock Falls Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Esther Elizabeth (Hoare) Lincoln and Burr Buchanan Lincoln; married, June 21, 1941, to Mary F. Kimmerling; grandson of Lansing Edgar Lincoln; second cousin four times removed of Levi Lincoln; third cousin thrice removed of Levi Lincoln Jr. and Enoch Lincoln.
  Political families: Lincoln-Lee family; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The James H. Lincoln Hall of Juvenile Justice, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Lind (1854-1930) — of New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Kanna, Smaland, Sweden, March 25, 1854. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1887-93, 1903-05 (2nd District 1887-93, 5th District 1903-05); served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of Minnesota, 1899-1901; defeated (Democratic), 1896, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1904; Prohibition candidate for Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1916. Unitarian. Swedish ancestry. Lost his left hand in a boyhood accident. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., September 18, 1930 (age 76 years, 177 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 1, 1879, to Alice A. Shepard.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Lind (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Dickinson Lindsley (1872-1938) — also known as Henry D. Lindsley — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 29, 1872. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1915-17; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Member, American Legion. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 18, 1938 (age 66 years, 0 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Lindsley and Louise Grundy (Dickinson) Lindsley; married, December 3, 1892, to Ruth H. Bower; married, May 14, 1936, to Marguerite Berwick; nephew of Jacob McGavock Dickinson.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry D. Lindsley (built 1944 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis Fields Linn (1796-1843) — also known as Lewis F. Linn — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 5, 1796. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; physician; member of Missouri state senate 3rd District, 1830-31; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1833-43; died in office 1843. Slaveowner. Died in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., October 3, 1843 (age 46 years, 332 days). Interment at Memorial Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Nancy Ann (Hunter) Linn and Asahel Linn; half-brother of Henry Dodge; married to Elizabeth Alexander Relfe (sister of James Hugh Relfe); uncle of Augustus Caesar Dodge.
  Political family: Polk family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Linn counties in Iowa, Kan., Mo. and Ore. are named for him.
  The city of Linneus, Missouri, is named for him.  — The city of Linn, Missouri, is named for him.  — The city of West Linn, Oregon, is named for him.  — The city of Linnton, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Crawford Linton (1795-1835) — of Indiana. Born in Lancaster County, Pa., 1795. Member of Indiana state senate, 1828-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1833. Presbyterian. Died of a heart attack in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 31, 1835 (age about 39 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of Thomas Holdsworth Blake.
  The city of Linton, Indiana, is named for him.
  Abner Smith Lipscomb (1789-1856) — Born in South Carolina, February 10, 1789. Member of Alabama territorial legislature, 1818; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1820-35; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1840; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1846-56. Died December 8, 1856 (age 67 years, 302 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Lipscomb County, Tex. is named for him.
  Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) — also known as Glenard P. Lipscomb — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., August 19, 1915. Republican. Accountant; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California state assembly, 1947-53; U.S. Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died in office 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee). Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Elks. Died, of intestinal cancer, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., February 1, 1970 (age 54 years, 166 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
  The nuclear-powered U.S. Navy submarine USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (launched 1973, scrapped 1997) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Edward Livingston (1764-1836) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Clermont, Columbia County, N.Y., May 28, 1764. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1795-1801 (1st District 1795-99, 2nd District 1799-1801); mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1801-03; U.S. Attorney for New York, 1801-03; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1820; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1823-29; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1829-31; U.S. Secretary of State, 1831-33; U.S. Minister to France, 1833-35. Slaveowner. Died May 23, 1836 (age 71 years, 361 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Columbia County, N.Y.; reinterment somewhere in Rhinebeck, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775) and Margaret (Beekman) Livingston; brother of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Gertrude Livingston (who married Morgan Lewis) and Alida Livingston (who married John Armstrong Jr.); married, April 10, 1788, to Mary McEvers; married, June 3, 1805, to Louisa D'Avezac=de=Castera (sister of Auguste Davezac); uncle of Elizabeth Stevens Livingston (who married Edward Philip Livingston (1779-1843)); grandson of Robert Livingston (1688-1775); grandnephew of John Livingston and Gilbert Livingston; granduncle of John Jacob Astor III; great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder and Robert Livingston the Younger; great-grandnephew of Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); great-granduncle of William Waldorf Astor; second great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); second great-granduncle of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills and Robert Reginald Livingston; first cousin once removed of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, William Livingston, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer and James Livingston; first cousin twice removed of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) and Philip P. Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin Livingston; second cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Peter Samuel Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston (1779-1843), William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), William Jay, Gerrit Smith, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; second cousin twice removed of Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Edward Livingston (1796-1840), William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, John Jay II, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert Ray Hamilton, John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin four times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), John Eliot Thayer Jr., Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Winthrop Kean, Brockholst Livingston and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin five times removed of Thomas Howard Kean, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward; third cousin of Nicholas Bayard and James Parker; third cousin once removed of Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed of John Sluyter Wirt and Karl Cortlandt Schuyler; fourth cousin of Peter Gansevoort.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Livingston counties in Ill., Mich. and Mo. are named for him.
  The town of Livingston, Guatemala, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Edward L. Davis — Edward L. Martin — Edward L. Taylor, Jr. — Edward L. Robertson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
Robert R. Livingston Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 27, 1746. Lawyer; law partner of John Jay; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1777; U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1781-83; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New York County, 1788; candidate for Governor of New York, 1798; U.S. Minister to France, 1801-04; negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. Member, Freemasons. Died February 26, 1813 (age 66 years, 91 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Tivoli, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775) and Margaret (Beekman) Livingston; brother of Alida Livingston (who married John Armstrong Jr.), Gertrude Livingston (who married Morgan Lewis) and Edward Livingston (1764-1836); married 1770 to Mary Stevens (daughter of John Stevens; sister of John Stevens III); father of Elizabeth Stevens Livingston (who married Edward Philip Livingston (1779-1843)); uncle of Robert Livingston Tillotson; grandson of Robert Livingston (1688-1775); grandnephew of John Livingston and Gilbert Livingston; granduncle of John Jacob Astor III; great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder and Robert Livingston the Younger; great-grandnephew of Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); great-granduncle of William Waldorf Astor; second great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); second great-grandfather of Robert Reginald Livingston; second great-granduncle of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; ancestor *** of Robert Livingston Beeckman; first cousin once removed of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, William Livingston, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer and James Livingston; first cousin twice removed of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) and Philip P. Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin Livingston; second cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Peter Samuel Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston (1779-1843), William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), William Jay, Gerrit Smith, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; second cousin twice removed of Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Edward Livingston (1796-1840), William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, John Jay II, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert Ray Hamilton, John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin four times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), John Eliot Thayer Jr., Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Winthrop Kean, Brockholst Livingston and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin five times removed of Thomas Howard Kean, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward; third cousin of Nicholas Bayard and James Parker; third cousin once removed of Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed of John Sluyter Wirt and Karl Cortlandt Schuyler; fourth cousin of Peter Gansevoort.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Livingston counties in Ky., La. and N.Y. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Public Library
John C. Lodge John Christian Lodge (1862-1950) — also known as John C. Lodge — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 12, 1862. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1909-10; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1922-23, 1924, 1928-30; defeated, 1929. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died February 6, 1950 (age 87 years, 178 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Edwin Albert Lodge and Christiana (Hanson) Lodge; uncle by marriage of Charles Augustus Lindbergh.
  The John C. Lodge Freeway (M-10), in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Detroit Free Press, September 11, 1927
  John Langeloth Loeb Jr. (b. 1930) — also known as John L. Loeb, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 2, 1930. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1964; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1981-83. Still living as of 1996.
  Relatives: Son of John Langeloth Loeb and Frances (Lehman) Loeb; grandnephew of Herbert Henry Lehman; cousin *** of Robert Morris Morgenthau.
  Political family: Morgenthau-Lehman family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Loeb House (offices, built 1940), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him and his father.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Benjamin Logan (1743-1802) — Born in Augusta County, Va., May 1, 1743. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1781-87; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1791-92; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1792-95. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, near Stanford, Shelby County, Ky., December 11, 1802 (age 59 years, 224 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Shelby County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of David Logan and Jane (McKinley) Logan; brother of John Logan; married 1772 to Ann Montgomery.
  Logan counties in Ky. and Ohio are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward Lawrence Logan (1875-1939) — also known as Edward L. Logan — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 20, 1875. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1901-02; member of Massachusetts state senate Sixth Suffolk District, 1906; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Member, American Legion. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 6, 1939 (age 64 years, 167 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.; statue at Logan International Airport Grounds, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Lawrence J. Logan and Catherine M. (O'Connor) Logan.
  Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Logan (born c.1800) — of Illinois. Born in Ireland, about 1800. Physician; member of Illinois state legislature, 1840. Interment at Murphysboro City Cemetery, Murphysboro, Ill.
  Relatives: Father of John Alexander Logan.
  Logan County, Ill. may have been named for him.
John A. Logan John Alexander Logan (1826-1886) — also known as John A. Logan; "Black Jack"; "Black Eagle of Illinois" — of Benton, Franklin County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill., February 9, 1826. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1852; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1859-62, 1867-71 (9th District 1859-62, at-large 1867-71); general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1868, 1880; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1871-77, 1879-86; died in office 1886; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1884; Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1884. Member, Freemasons. Conceived the idea of Memorial Day and inaugurated the observance in May 1868. Died in Washington, D.C., December 26, 1886 (age 60 years, 320 days). Entombed at U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Logan.
  Logan counties in Colo., Kan., Neb., N.Dak. and Okla. are named for him.
  Fort Logan (established 1887, closed 1946), and Fort Logan National Cemetery (established 1950 on part of the same site) in Denver, Colorado, were named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Logan (built 1942-43 at Richmond, California; renamed USS Alnitah; scrapped 1961) was originally named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John A. Logan: James Pickett Jones, John A. Logan : Stalwart Republican from Illinois
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Stephen Trigg Logan (1800-1880) — also known as Stephen T. Logan — of Barren County, Ky.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Franklin County, Ky., February 24, 1800. Republican. Lawyer; Barren County Commonwealth Attorney, 1822-32; circuit judge in Illinois, 1835-40; law partner of Abraham Lincoln, 1841-44; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1843-47, 1855-56; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Sangamon County, 1847; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1860. Died in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., July 24, 1880 (age 80 years, 151 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of David Logan and Mary (Trigg) Logan; grandson of Stephen Trigg.
  Political family: Trigg family of Virginia.
  Logan County, Ill. may have been named for him.
  Jack Griffith London (1876-1916) — also known as Jack London; John Griffith Chaney — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 12, 1876. Socialist. Novelist; candidate for mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1901 (Social Democratic), 1905 (Socialist). Died in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, Calif., November 22, 1916 (age 40 years, 315 days). Interment at Jack London State Historic Park Cemetery, Glen Ellen, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Chaney and Flora (Wellman) London; married 1900 to Elizabeth May Maddern; married 1905 to Charmian 'Clara' Kittredge.
  Mount London, on the border between British Columbia, Canada, and Haines Borough, Alaska, is named for him.  — Jack London Square (entertainment and business development), and the surrounding Jack London District neighborhood, in Oakland, California, are named for him.  — Jack London Lake (Ozero Dzheja Londona), and the surrounding Jack London Nature Park, in Magadan Oblast, Russia, are named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Jack London (built 1943 at Sausalito, California; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Huey P. Long Huey Pierce Long (1893-1935) — also known as Huey P. Long; Hugh Pierce Long; "The Kingfish" — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born near Winnfield, Winn Parish, La., August 30, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1928; Governor of Louisiana, 1928-32; member of Democratic National Committee from Louisiana, 1928; impeached by the Louisiana House in 1929 over multiple charges including his attempt to impose an oil tax and his unauthorized demolition of the governor's mansion, but not convicted by the Senate; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1932-35; died in office 1935. Baptist. Member, Elks. Shot and mortally wounded by Dr. Carl Weiss (who was immediately killed at the scene), in the Louisiana State Capitol Building, September 8, 1935, and died two days later at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., September 10, 1935 (age 42 years, 11 days). Interment at State Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, La.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine (Tison) Long; brother of George Shannon Long and Earl Kemp Long (who married Blanche B. Revere); married, April 12, 1913, to Rose McConnell; father of Russell Billiu Long; second cousin once removed of Gillis William Long and Speedy Oteria Long.
  Political family: Long family of Louisiana.
  Cross-reference: Cecil Morgan — John H. Overton — Harvey G. Fields — Gerald L. K. Smith
  The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge (opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line over the Mississippi River, between East Baton Rouge Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, is partly named for him.  — Senador Huey Pierce Long, a street in Asunsion, Paraguay, is named for him.
  Campaign slogan: "Every Man a King."
  Campaign slogan: "Share Our Wealth."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Huey P. Long: Every Man a King : The Autobiography of Huey P. Long
  Books about Huey P. Long: T. Harry Williams, Huey Long — Harnett T. Kane, Huey Long's Louisiana Hayride: The American Rehearsal for Dictatorship 1928-1940 — Richard D. White, Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long — David R. Collins, Huey P. Long : Talker and Doer (for young readers)
  Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana
  James Longstreet (1821-1904) — also known as "Old Pete" — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; Gainesville, Hall County, Ga. Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., January 8, 1821. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1880-81. Died in Gainesville, Hall County, Ga., January 2, 1904 (age 82 years, 359 days). Interment at Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Longstreet (built 1942 at Houston, Texas; wrecked 1943, used as target until 1970, sunk 1996 in Cape Cod Bay) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Chester Trent Lott (b. 1941) — also known as Trent Lott — of Pascagoula, Jackson County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss. Born in Grenada, Grenada County, Miss., October 9, 1941. Republican. Lawyer; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. William M. Colmer, 1968-72; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1973-89; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1989-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004, 2008. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Sons of Confederate Veterans; American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 2021.
  Relatives: Son of Chester P. Lott and Iona (Watson) Lott; married, December 27, 1964, to Patricia E. Thompson.
  Cross-reference: Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. — Charles W. Pickering — Roger F. Wicker
  Trent Lott International Airport, in Moss Point, Mississippi, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Trent Lott: Master of the Game : Tales from a Republican Revolutionary (2004) — Herding Cats: A Life in Politics (2005)
  Zachariah Joshua Loussac (1883-1965) — also known as Z. J. Loussac — of Anchorage, Alaska; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Pokrov, Russia, July 13, 1883. Democrat. Druggist; philanthropist; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1948-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Jewish ancestry. Member, Rotary. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., March 15, 1965 (age 81 years, 245 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Angelus Memorial Park, Anchorage, Alaska.
  Relatives: Married 1949 to Ada Harper.
  The Z. J. Loussac Public Library in Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., February 22, 1819. Writer, poet, critic, professor, and abolitionist; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1877-80; Great Britain, 1880-85. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died of cancer, in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., August 12, 1891 (age 72 years, 171 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Married, December 26, 1844, to Maria White; married, September 16, 1857, to Frances Dunlap (niece of Robert Pinckney Dunlap); father of Mabel Lowell (who married Edward Burnett).
  Political family: Lowell-Dunlap family of Massachusetts.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Russell Lowell (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea, 1943; beached, later towed and scuttled) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1940)
  John Harvey Lowery (1860-1941) — also known as J. H. Lowery — of Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, La. Born in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, La., October 18, 1860. Republican. Physician; sugar grower; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1916 (alternate), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1940. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died, in Flint-Goodridge Hospital, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 25, 1941 (age 80 years, 342 days). Interment at Ascension Catholic Cemetery, Donaldsonville, La.
  Relatives: Son of John Harvey Lowery (1834-1907) and Elizabeth (Carson) Lowery; married 1883 to Elizabeth Conway; married, December 13, 1927, to Mary L. Brown.
  Lowery Middle School, and Lowery Elementary School, in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, are named for him.
  Epitaph: "Though He Sleeps, His Memory Doth Live, And Cheering Comfort To His Mourners Give."
  See also Wikipedia article
  Joseph Echols Lowery (b. 1921) — also known as Joseph E. Lowery — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., October 6, 1921. Democrat. Pastor; leader in the civil rights movement; co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; escaped death in 1963 when his hotel room in Birmingham, Ala., was bombed, and in 1979 when Klansmen in Decatur, Ala., opened fire on Lowery and other protesters; arrested while demonstrating in support of a garbage workers' strike in Atlanta, 1968; arrested during protests in Cullman, Ala., 1978; arrested while protesting apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C., 1984; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ; delivered eulogies at the funerals of Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Methodist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1950 to Evelyn Gibson.
  Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, in Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Jones Lowndes (1782-1822) — also known as William Lowndes — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, February 11, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1806-08; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1811-22 (4th District 1811-13, 2nd District 1813-22). Slaveowner. Died aboard a ship in the North Atlantic Ocean while en route to England, October 27, 1822 (age 40 years, 258 days). Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rawlins Lowndes and Sarah (Jones) Lowndes; brother of Thomas Lowndes; married 1802 to Elizabeth Brewton Pinckney (daughter of Thomas Pinckney); second great-granduncle of Burnet Rhett Maybank; third great-granduncle of Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Charles Pinckney Brown.
  Political families: DeSaussure-Lowndes-Aiken-Rhett family of Charleston, South Carolina; Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lowndes counties in Ala., Ga. and Miss. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Lucas (1781-1853) — of Piketon, Pike County, Ohio; Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 1, 1781. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1808-09, 1831-32; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state senate, 1814-22, 1824-30; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; Governor of Ohio, 1832-36; defeated, 1830; Governor of Iowa Territory, 1838-41; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1842; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Johnson County, 1844. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died February 7, 1853 (age 71 years, 312 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William Lucas and Susannah (Barnes) Lucas; married, April 4, 1810, to Eliza Brown; married, March 7, 1816, to Friendly A. Sumner.
  Lucas counties in Iowa and Ohio are named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
Cyrus G. Luce Cyrus Gray Luce (1824-1905) — also known as Cyrus G. Luce — of Gilead Township, Branch County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Windsor, Ashtabula County, Ohio, July 2, 1824. Whig candidate for Indiana state house of representatives, 1848; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District, 1855-56; Branch County Treasurer, 1859-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1865-68 (15th District 1865-66, 13th District 1867-68); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1885-86; resigned 1886; Governor of Michigan, 1887-90. Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died in Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., March 18, 1905 (age 80 years, 259 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Walter W. Luce and Mary M. (Gray) Luce; married, August 29, 1849, to Julia A. Dickinson; married 1883 to Mary E. Thompson.
  Luce County, Mich. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Richard Green Lugar (1932-2019) — also known as Richard G. Lugar — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 4, 1932. Republican. Rhodes scholar; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1968-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1968, 1972; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1977-; defeated, 1974; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Delta Epsilon; Pi Sigma Alpha; Beta Theta Pi; Rotary; Blue Key. Died in Annandale, Fairfax County, Va., April 28, 2019 (age 87 years, 24 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin L. Lugar and Bertha (Green) Lugar; married, September 8, 1956, to Charlene Smeltzer.
  Cross-reference: Todd C. Young — Mitch Daniels
   — The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, at Indiana University, is partly named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Richard Lugar: John T. Shaw, Richard G. Lugar, Statesman of the Senate: Crafting Foreign Policy from Capitol Hill
  Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870) — of Madison, Morgan County, Ga.; Monroe, Walton County, Ga.; Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., January 14, 1783. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1808; member of Georgia state senate, 1812; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1815-17, 1827-31 (at-large 1815-17, 4th District 1827-29, at-large 1829-31); Governor of Georgia, 1831-35; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1837-41. Slaveowner. Died in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., December 28, 1870 (age 87 years, 348 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: Brother of Joseph Henry Lumpkin; uncle of John Henry Lumpkin and Marion McHenry Lumpkin (who married Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb); grandfather of Middleton Pope Barrow.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family; Lee-Randolph family; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Lumpkin family of Athens, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lumpkin County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horace Harmon Lurton (1844-1914) — of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., February 26, 1844. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1886-93; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1893-1909; law professor; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1909-14; died in office 1914. Episcopalian. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., July 12, 1914 (age 70 years, 136 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Lycurgus L. Lurton and Sarah (Harmon) Lurton; married 1867 to Frances Owen.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace H. Lurton (built 1943 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier
  John A. Lynch (1908-1978) — of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., March 10, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; Middlesex County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1941-46; mayor of New Brunswick, N.J., 1951-55; member of New Jersey state senate, 1956-77 (Middlesex County 1956-65, District 7 1966-73, 17th District 1974-77). Died, of cancer, in Whitestone Hospital, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., March 3, 1978 (age 69 years, 358 days). The John A. Lynch Memorial Bridge, which takes Route 18 across the Raritan River, is named for him. Interment at Resurrection Burial Park, Piscataway, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Lynch and Margaret (Corrigan) Lynch; married, October 13, 1934, to Evelyn Rooney; father of John A. Lynch Jr..
  Political family: Lynch family of New Brunswick, New Jersey.
  The John A. Lynch, Sr. Bridge (completed 1983), which takes Route 18 over the Raritan River, between Piscataway & New Brunswick, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) — also known as Seybourn H. Lynne — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., July 25, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit judge in Alabama, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73; took senior status 1973. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Blue Key; Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kiwanis. In 1963, he prohibited Gov. George C. Wallace from barring two Black students from attending the University of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Ala., be desegregated. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 10, 2000 (age 93 years, 47 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Seybourn Arthur Lynne and Annie Leigh (Harris) Lynne; married, June 16, 1937, to Katherine Donaldson Brandau.
  The Seybourn H. Lynne U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, in Decatur, Alabama, is named for him.
  Chittenden Lyon (1787-1842) — of Eddyville, Lyon County, Ky. Born in Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vt., February 22, 1787. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1822; member of Kentucky state senate, 1827; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1827-35 (12th District 1827-33, 1st District 1833-35). Slaveowner. Died in Eddyville, Lyon County, Ky., November 23, 1842 (age 55 years, 274 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Lyon and Beulah (Chittenden) Lyon; married 1817 to Nancy Vaughn; married to Fances Baker; father of Margaret Aurelia Lyon (who married Willis Benson Machen); nephew of Martin Chittenden; grandson of Thomas Chittenden; fourth great-grandnephew of John Winthrop (1606-1676); fifth great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649); first cousin twice removed of Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr. and Josiah Meigs; first cousin five times removed of Fitz-John Winthrop; second cousin once removed of Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. and Henry Meigs; third cousin of Josiah C. Chittenden, Return Jonathan Meigs III, Abel Madison Scranton, Henry Meigs Jr. and John Forsyth Jr.; third cousin once removed of Roger Calvin Leete; fourth cousin of Jeduthun Wilcox, John Willard, Clark S. Chittenden and Russell Sage; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey Goodrich, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Elizur Goodrich, Frederick Wolcott, Elijah Hunt Mills, Leonard Wilcox and Edgar Jared Doolittle.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lyon County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence Hungerford Mackay (1874-1938) — also known as Clarence H. Mackay — of Roslyn, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 17, 1874. Republican. Financier; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Catholic. Irish and English ancestry. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 12, 1938 (age 64 years, 209 days). Entombed at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John William Mackay and Marie Louise Antoinette (Hungerford) Mackay; married, May 17, 1898, to Katherine Alexander Duer; married, July 18, 1931, to Anna Case; father of Katherine Duer Mackay (who married Kenneth O'Brien) and Ellin Blanca Mackay; second cousin twice removed of Orville Hungerford; third cousin twice removed of Amaziah Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Leveret Brainard.
  Political families: Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Brainard-O'Brien-Crimmins-Mackay family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Mackay Mountains, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Macon (1757-1837) — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born near Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., December 17, 1757. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state senate, 1780-82, 1784-85; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1791-1815 (at-large 1791-97, 5th District 1797-99, at-large 1799-1803, 6th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 6th District 1807-09, at-large 1809-11, 6th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 6th District 1815); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1801-05; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1815-28; resigned 1828; received 24 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1824; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina. Slaveowner. Died in Warren County, N.C., June 29, 1837 (age 79 years, 194 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Warren County, N.C.
  Relatives: Uncle of Henry Seawell, Willis Alston and Micajah Thomas Hawkins; grandfather of William Eaton Jr.; great-grandfather of Charles Henry Martin.
  Political family: Alston-Macon-Hawkins family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Macon counties in Ala., Ga., Ill., Mo., N.C. and Tenn. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Kenneth Leon Maddy (1934-2000) — also known as Kenneth L. Maddy; Ken Maddy — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 22, 1934. Republican. Lawyer; member of California state assembly 14th District, 1971-78; candidate for Governor of California, 1978; member of California state senate, 1979-98; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1992. Member, Rotary; Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi. Died, of lung cancer, at Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., February 19, 2000 (age 65 years, 273 days). Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Russell Thomas Maddy and Anna Marie (Balzer) Maddy; married, February 7, 1957, to Beverly Chinello; married, November 28, 1981, to Norma (Quesenberry) Foster.
  The Kenneth L. Maddy Laboratory, at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Your Humor and Spirit Will Be Remembered Forever."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
James Madison James Madison (1751-1836) — also known as "Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights" — of Virginia. Born in Port Conway, King George County, Va., March 16, 1751. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state legislature, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1780-83, 1787-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-97 (at-large 1789-91, 5th District 1791-93, 15th District 1793-97); U.S. Secretary of State, 1801-09; President of the United States, 1809-17. Episcopalian. English ancestry. He was elected in 1905 to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. Slaveowner. Died in Montpelier, Orange County, Va., June 28, 1836 (age 85 years, 104 days). Interment at Montpelier Plantation, Montpelier Station, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Madison (1723-1801) and Eleanor Rose (Conway) Madison; brother of William Taylor Madison; married, September 15, 1794, to Dolley Todd (sister-in-law of Richard Cutts and John George Jackson); first cousin once removed of George Madison; first cousin twice removed of Edmund Pendleton; second cousin of Zachary Taylor; second cousin once removed of John Penn, John Pendleton Jr., Nathaniel Pendleton and Coleby Chew; second cousin twice removed of Henry Gaines Johnson, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton and Samuel Bullitt Churchill; second cousin thrice removed of George Cassety Pendleton, Hubbard T. Smith, Charles M. Pendleton, Elliot Woolfolk Major, Edgar Bailey Woolfolk and Daniel Micajah Pendleton; second cousin four times removed of Charles Sumner Pendleton and Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro; third cousin of Clement F. Dorsey, Philip Clayton Pendleton, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Gabriel Slaughter, Andrew Dorsey, Philip Coleman Pendleton, George Hunt Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Robert Pryor Henry, John Flournoy Henry, Gustavus Adolphus Henry, David Shelby Walker, Alexander Warfield Dorsey, William Barret Pendleton, Francis Key Pendleton, Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton and John Overton Pendleton; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Rice Slaughter, James David Walker, David Shelby Walker Jr. and Eli Huston Brown Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Willing Byrd.
  Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Madison counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Mont., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Tenn., Tex. and Va. are named for him.
  The city of Madison, Wisconsin, is named for him.  — Mount Madison, in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — Fort Madison (1808-13), and the subsequent city of Fort Madison, Iowa, were named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Madison (built 1942 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: James Madison Broom — James Madison Hite Beale — James Madison Porter — James M. Buchanan — James Madison Gregg — J. Madison Wells — James M. Tarleton — James Madison Hughes — James M. Marvin — James M. Edmunds — James Madison Gaylord — James M. Leach — James Turner — James M. Harvey — James M. Seymour — James Madison Barker — James Madison Mullen — James M. Candler — James Madison McKinney — James M. Morton — James Madison Barrett, Sr. — James M. Gudger, Jr. — James Madison Morton, Jr. — James Madison Woodard — James M. Waddell, Jr.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $5,000 bill in 1915-46.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about James Madison: Ralph Louis Ketcham, James Madison : A Biography — Garry Wills, James Madison — Robert Allen Rutland, The Presidency of James Madison — Charles Cerami, Young Patriots: The Remarkable Story of Two Men. Their Impossible Plan and The Revolution That Created The Constitution — Samuel Kernell, ed., James Madison: The Theory and Practice of Republican Government — Kevin R. C. Gutzman, James Madison and the Making of America
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Beriah Magoffin (1815-1885) — of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky. Born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., April 18, 1815. Democrat. State court judge in Kentucky, 1840; member of Kentucky state senate, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856; Governor of Kentucky, 1859-62; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1867. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., February 28, 1885 (age 69 years, 316 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Beriah Magoffin (1773-1843) and Jane 'Jenny' (McAfee) Magoffin; married, April 21, 1840, to Anna Nelson Shelby (granddaughter of Isaac Shelby); father of Beriah Magoffin Jr..
  Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.
  Magoffin County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
James G. Maguire James George Maguire (1853-1920) — also known as James G. Maguire — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 22, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly 13th District, 1875-77; superior court judge in California, 1882-88; U.S. Representative from California 4th District, 1893-99; candidate for Governor of California, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1900, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Died in San Francisco, Calif., June 20, 1920 (age 67 years, 119 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, March 6, 1881, to Louisa J. Joyce.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James G. Maguire (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  John C. Major — of Oklahoma. Delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1907. Interment at Mulhall City Cemetery, Mulhall, Okla.
  Major County, Okla. is named for him.
  Frederic Rand Mann (1903-1987) — also known as Frederic R. Mann — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Gomel, Russia (now Belarus), September 13, 1903. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; cardboard box manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948; U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, 1967-69; philanthropist. Jewish. Died in 1987 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar Mann and Fannie (Fradkin) Mann.
  The Frederic R. Mann Auditorium (concert hall, opened 1957, renovated and renamed 2013 as the Charles Bronfman Auditorium, but better known all along as Heichal HaTarbut), in Tel Aviv, Israel, was named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
Horace Mann Horace Mann (1796-1859) — also known as "The Father of American Public Education" — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Franklin, Norfolk County, Mass., May 4, 1796. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1827-33; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1833-37; secretary, Massachusetts Board of Education, 1837-48; founder and editor of The Common School Journal; became a national leader in improving and reforming public schools; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1848-53; Free Soil candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1852; president and professor at Antioch College, 1852-59. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, August 2, 1859 (age 63 years, 90 days). Original interment somewhere in Yellow Springs, Ohio; reinterment at North Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.; statue at State House Grounds, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Married 1830 to Charlotte Messer; married, May 1, 1843, to Mary Tyler Peabody (sister-in-law of Nathaniel Hawthorne).
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Deming family of Maryland and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Horace Mann (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1940)
  J. Fred Manning — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Democrat. Mayor of Lynn, Mass., 1930-39; defeated, 1939. Burial location unknown.
  The Manning Bowl football and soccer stadium (built 1937, demolished 2005), and its successor, Manning Field, in Lynn, Massachusetts, were named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James Manning (1738-1791) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J., October 22, 1738. Delegate to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1786. Baptist. Co-founder, in 1764, of Rhode Island College (now Brown University). Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., July 29, 1791 (age 52 years, 280 days). Interment at North Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Manning (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Laurence Manning (1816-1889) — also known as John L. Manning — of Fulton, Clarendon District (now Clarendon County), S.C. Born in Clarendon District (now Clarendon County), S.C., January 29, 1816. Democrat. Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1842-46, 1865-67; member of South Carolina state senate, 1846-52, 1861-65, 1878 (Clarendon 1846-52, 1861-65, Clarendon County 1878); resigned 1852, 1865; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; Governor of South Carolina, 1852-54; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Clarendon, 1860-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1868. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Society of the Cincinnati; Grange. Slaveowner. Died in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., October 29, 1889 (age 73 years, 273 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) and Elizabeth Peyre (Richardson) Manning; brother of Richard Irvine Manning (1817-1861); married, April 11, 1838, to Susan Frances Hampton (daughter of Wade Hampton (1752-1835); sister of Wade Hampton (1791-1858); aunt of Wade Hampton III); married 1848 to Sallie Bland Clarke; nephew of John Peter Richardson (1801-1864); uncle of Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931); grandnephew of Richard Richardson Jr. and James Burchill Richardson; great-grandson of Richard Richardson; first cousin of John Peter Richardson (1831-1899); first cousin once removed of William McDonald and Edward Richardson Jr.; second cousin twice removed of James Haselden Manning; second cousin thrice removed of James Douglass Manning.
  Political families: Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Manning, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Parshall Mapes (1798-1890) — also known as David P. Mapes — of Roxbury, Delaware County, N.Y.; Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wis. Born in Coxsackie, Greene County, N.Y., January 10, 1798. Steamboat business; member of New York state assembly from Delaware County, 1831; merchant; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin. Principal founder of Ripon College, 1850. Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis., May 18, 1890 (age 92 years, 128 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Ripon, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Mapes and Hannah (Brown) Mapes; married, April 14, 1822, to Ruth Frisbee; married, January 26, 1855, to Mary C. Frisbee; married, November 9, 1864, to Emeline (Huntsinger) Wilson; married, September 15, 1883, to Augusta R. Miles; father of Fannie Mapes (who married Otto Christian Neuman); first cousin once removed of Jonas Mapes; third cousin once removed of George Hammond Parshall; third cousin thrice removed of Irving Anthony Jennings and Renz L. Jennings; fourth cousin once removed of David Gardiner and Bertha Mapes.
  Mapes Hall (built 1959), at Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "In grateful recognition of David P, Mapes, for his vision and valuable services as pioneer, founder, benefactor and promoter of the City of Ripon and its College, the citizens of Ripon dedicate this marker."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
William L. Marcy William Learned Marcy (1786-1857) — also known as William L. Marcy — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass., December 12, 1786. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; New York state comptroller, 1823-29; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1829; U.S. Senator from New York, 1831-33; Governor of New York, 1833-39; defeated, 1838; U.S. Secretary of War, 1845-49; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1852; U.S. Secretary of State, 1853-57. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., July 4, 1857 (age 70 years, 204 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Mount Marcy (the highest point in New York State), in the Adirondack Mountains, Essex County, New York, is named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on some U.S. currency issued in the 19th and early 20th century.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about William Learned Marcy: Robert L Scribner, The diplomacy of William L. Marcy, Secretary of State, 1853-1857 — Ivor Debenham Spencer, The victor and the spoils: a life of William L. Marcy
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Francis Marion (1732-1795) — also known as "Swamp Fox" — of South Carolina. Born in 1732. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state senate, 1782-90. Died February 27, 1795 (age about 62 years). Interment at Belle Isle Plantation, Berkeley County, S.C.
  Marion counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., Miss., Mo., Ohio, Ore., S.C., Tenn., Tex. and W.Va. are named for him.
  The Francis Marion National Forest (established 1936), in Charleston, Berkeley counties, South Carolina, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Francis M. Bristow — Francis M. D. Hopkins — Francis Marion Ziebach — Francis Marion Drake — Francis Marion Martin — F. M. Crosby — Francis M. Cockrell — Francis M. Hamilton — Francis Marion Gregory — Francis M. Griffith — Francis M. Nichols — Francis Marion Morris — Francis M. Taitt — Francis Marion Bryan — F. M. Norman — Francis M. Fields — Francis Marion Whaley — Francis M. Bistline
  Francis J. Marshall — of Kansas. Member of Kansas territorial legislature, 1850. Burial location unknown.
  Marshall County, Kan. is named for him.
John Marshall John Marshall (1755-1835) — of Virginia. Born in Germantown, Fauquier County, Va., September 24, 1755. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1782-96; U.S. Attorney for Virginia, 1789; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1799-1800; U.S. Secretary of State, 1800-01; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1801-35; died in office 1835; received 4 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1816. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 6, 1835 (age 79 years, 285 days). Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Marshall (1730-1802) and Mary Randolph (Keith) Marshall; brother-in-law of William McClung, George Keith Taylor and Joseph Hamilton Daviess; brother of James Markham Marshall and Alexander Keith Marshall (1770-1825); married, January 3, 1783, to Mary Willis Ambler (daughter of Jacquelin Ambler); father of Thomas Marshall (1784-1835), Mary Marshall (who married Jacquelin Burwell Harvie) and James Keith Marshall; uncle and first cousin once removed of Thomas Alexander Marshall; uncle of Edward Colston, Thomas Francis Marshall, Alexander Keith Marshall (1808-1884), Alexander Keith McClung, Charles Alexander Marshall and Edward Colston Marshall; granduncle by marriage of Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872); granduncle of John Augustine Marshall; great-grandfather of Lewis Minor Coleman; great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; great-granduncle of Hudson Snowden Marshall, William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt; first cousin and brother-in-law of Humphrey Marshall (1760-1841); first cousin once removed of William Marshall Anderson and Charles Anderson; first cousin twice removed of Richard Bland and Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.; second cousin once removed of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Jenings Randolph, Beverley Randolph, John Randolph of Roanoke, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed of John Gardner Coolidge; third cousin of Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Peyton Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry St. George Tucker; third cousin once removed of Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Edmund Randolph, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker and Carter Henry Harrison; third cousin twice removed of Fitzhugh Lee, Edmund Randolph Cocke, Carter Henry Harrison II and Frederick Madison Roberts; third cousin thrice removed of Edith Wilson and Francis Beverley Biddle; fourth cousin of John Wayles Eppes.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Tuck-Claude family of Annapolis, Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Marshall counties in Ala., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Miss., Tenn. and W.Va. are named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Marshall (built 1941-42 at Mobile, Alabama; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: John Marshall Stone — John Marshall Martin — John Marshall Harlan — J. Marshall Hagans — John M. Claiborne — John M. Hamilton — John M. Raymond — John M. Rose — John M. Slaton — John M. Wolverton — John M. Robsion — John Marshall Hutcheson — John M. Butler — John Marshall Harlan — John M. Robsion, Jr. — John Marshall Briley — John Marshall Lindley
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the $20 U.S. Treasury note in the 1880s, and on the $500 bill in the early 20th century.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Books about John Marshall: Jean Edward Smith, John Marshall : Definer of a Nation — Charles F. Hobson, The Great Chief Justice : John Marshall and the Rule of Law — Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: The Building of the Nation 1815-1835 — Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: Conflict and Construction 1800-1815 — Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman 1789-1801 — Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker — David Scott Robarge, A Chief Justice's Progress: John Marshall from Revolutionary Virginia to the Supreme Court — R. Kent Newmyer, John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
  Image source: New York Public Library
Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) — also known as Thomas R. Marshall — of Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind. Born in North Manchester, Wabash County, Ind., March 14, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1912, 1920; Vice President of the United States, 1913-21. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Moose; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta. Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar.". Died, from the effects of a heart attack, in his room at the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., June 1, 1925 (age 71 years, 79 days). Originally entombed at Estates of Serenity, Marion, Ind.; re-entombed at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel M. Marshall and Martha A. (Patterson) Marshall; married, October 2, 1895, to Lois Irene Kimsey.
  The city of Marshall, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June 1919
  William Rainey Marshall (1825-1896) — also known as William R. Marshall — of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis.; St. Anthony, Hennepin County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Columbia, Boone County, Mo., October 17, 1825. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1848; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1849; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Minnesota, 1866-70; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1874, 1876; appointed 1874, 1876. Swedenborgian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Succeeded in removing the word "white" (race) from the Minnesota state constitution. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 8, 1896 (age 70 years, 83 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Marshall counties in Minn. and S.Dak. are named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  Alexander Martin (1740-1807) — of Guilford County, N.C. Born in Hunterdon County, N.J., 1740. Lawyer; Governor of North Carolina, 1782-85, 1789-92; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1786; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1793-99. Slaveowner. Died in Rockingham County, N.C., November 2, 1807 (age about 67 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Stokes County, N.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander Martin (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Clarence D. Martin Clarence Daniel Martin (1886-1955) — also known as Clarence D. Martin — of Cheney, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Cheney, Spokane County, Wash., June 29, 1886. Democrat. Grain milling business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920, 1924, 1928 (alternate); mayor of Cheney, Wash., 1928-32; Governor of Washington, 1933-41; defeated in primary, 1948; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1944. Died in Cheney, Spokane County, Wash., August 11, 1955 (age 69 years, 43 days). Entombed at Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Marion Martin and Phelena Jane (Fellows) Martin; married, July 18, 1907, to Margaret Mulligan; married 1944 to Merle L. Lewis; married 1951 to Lou Eckhart; father of Clarence Daniel Martin Jr..
  Cross-reference: John Clyde Bowen
  Martin Stadium (built 1972), at Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Cheney Museum
  John Preston Martin (1811-1862) — also known as John P. Martin — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Born in Jonesville, Lee County, Va., October 11, 1811. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1841-43; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1845-47; member of Kentucky state senate, 1855-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856. Slaveowner. Died in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky., December 23, 1862 (age 51 years, 73 days). Interment at May Cemetery, Prestonsburg, Ky.
  Relatives: Brother of Elbert Sevier Martin; grandfather of George Brown Martin.
  Political family: Martin family of Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
  Martin County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Wellborn Martin (1884-1958) — also known as John W. Martin — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Plainfield, Marion County, Fla., June 21, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1917-23; Governor of Florida, 1925-29; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948, 1952, 1956. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Moose. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., February 22, 1958 (age 73 years, 246 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of John Marshall Martin and Willie Martin (Owens) Martin; married, January 30, 1907, to Lottie Wilt Pepper; grandson of James Byeram Owens.
  Political family: Barksdale family of Virginia.
  Martin County, Fla. is named for him.
  The John W. Martin Building (built 1925 for state government offices; sold and became City Hall 1964; later demolished), in Tallahassee, Florida, was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Morgan Lewis Martin (1805-1887) — also known as Morgan L. Martin — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Martinsburg, Lewis County, N.Y., March 31, 1805. Democrat. Lawyer; member Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-35; member of Wisconsin territorial legislature, 1838; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845-47; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1855, 1874; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1858-59; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Brown County Judge, 1875-87. Died in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., December 10, 1887 (age 82 years, 254 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
  Presumably named for: Morgan Lewis
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Turner) Martin and Walter Martin; married, July 25, 1837, to Elizabeth Smithm; first cousin of James Duane Doty; first cousin once removed of Charles Doty.
  Political family: Otis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Martin Elementary School, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William T. Martin (d. 1866) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Bedford County, Pa. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1824-26. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, February 19, 1866. Burial location unknown.
  Martin Avenue, in Columbus, Ohio, is named for him.
  Robert Martinez (b. 1934) — also known as Bob Martinez — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., December 25, 1934. Republican. School teacher; mayor of Tampa, Fla., 1979-86; defeated, 1974; resigned 1986; Governor of Florida, 1987-91; defeated, 1990. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Jane Marino.
  The Bob Martinez Center (state offices and laboratories), in Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Enoch Mather Marvin (1823-1877) — also known as Enoch M. Marvin — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Warren County, Mo., June 12, 1823. Democrat. Methodist bishop; chaplain of the Confederate Army during the Civil War; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1876. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died, of pneumonia, in St. Louis, Mo., November 26, 1877 (age 54 years, 167 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Wells E. Marvin.
  Marvin College (founded 1870, closed 1884), and Marvin Elementary School (on the former college site), in Waxahachie, Texas, were named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles H. Mason — of Washington. Secretary of Washington Territory, 1850. Burial location unknown.
  Mason County, Wash. is named for him.
  George Mason (1725-1792) — of Virginia. Born in Stafford County, Va., December 11, 1725. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1759; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1776-80, 1786-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787-88. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Fairfax County, Va., October 7, 1792 (age 66 years, 301 days). Interment at Gunston Hall Grounds, Near Lorton, Fairfax County, Va.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of George Mason (1690-1735) and Ann (Thomson) Mason; brother of Thomson Mason; married, April 4, 1750, to Ann Eilbeck; married, April 11, 1780, to Sarah Brent (aunt of George Graham); uncle of Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803) and John Thomson Mason (1765-1824); grandfather of Thomson Francis Mason and James Murray Mason; granduncle of John Thomson Mason (1787-1850), Armistead Thomson Mason and John Thomson Mason Jr.; great-grandfather of Fitzhugh Lee; great-granduncle of Stevens Thomson Mason (1811-1843); third great-grandfather of Charles O'Conor Goolrick; fourth great-granduncle of Jerauld Wright.
  Political family: Mason family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mason counties in Ky. and W.Va. are named for him.
  George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about George Mason: Jeff Broadwater, George Mason : Forgotten Founder
Stevens T. Mason Stevens Thomson Mason (1811-1843) — also known as Stevens T. Mason; Tom Mason; "The Boy Governor"; "Young Hotspur"; "The Stripling" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born near Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., October 27, 1811. Secretary of Michigan Territory, 1831; Governor of Michigan Territory, 1834-35; Governor of Michigan, 1835-40. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 4, 1843 (age 31 years, 69 days). Originally entombed at New York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1905 at Capitol Park, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Thomson Mason (1787-1850) and Elizabeth Baker (Moir) Mason; married, November 1, 1838, to Julia Elizabeth Phelps; nephew of Armistead Thomson Mason; grandson of Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803); grandnephew of John Thomson Mason (1765-1824); great-grandson of Thomson Mason; great-grandfather of Jerauld Wright; great-grandnephew of George Mason; first cousin once removed of John Thomson Mason Jr.; second cousin once removed of Thomson Francis Mason and James Murray Mason; third cousin twice removed of Charles O'Conor Goolrick.
  Political family: Mason family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mason County, Mich. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Books about Stevens T. Mason: Harlan L. Hagman, Bright Michigan Morning : The Years of Governor Tom Mason
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Thomas Alfred Mathis (1869-1958) — also known as Thomas A. Mathis; "Cap'n Tom" — of Tuckerton, Ocean County, N.J.; Toms River, Ocean County, N.J. Born in New Gretna, Burlington County, N.J., June 7, 1869. Republican. Mariner; automobile dealer; member of New Jersey state senate from Ocean County, 1910-11, 1914-15, 1923-31, 1942-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928, 1940, 1944; secretary of state of New Jersey, 1931-41. Indicted for tax evasion by a federal grand jury in 1937. He killed himself, by self-inflicted gunshot, in Toms River, Ocean County, N.J., May 18, 1958 (age 88 years, 345 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Toms River, N.J.
  Relatives: Father of William Steelman Mathis.
  The Thomas A. Mathis Bridge (opened 1950), which carries eastbound Route 37 across Barnegat Bay, from Toms River to Seaside Heights, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Martin A. Matich Martin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) — also known as Martin A. Matich — of Colton, San Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, Calif., September 6, 1927. Engineer; grading contractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads, including major expressways and interchanges, as well as airport runways, flood control channels, landfills, and major buildings; mayor of Colton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino Community Hospital. Catholic. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; Navy League; American Arbitration Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif., April 19, 2008 (age 80 years, 226 days). Interment at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Matich and Williamina (Davidson) Matich; married, September 3, 1964, to Evelyn Winter.
  The Martin A. Matich Highway (Route 210), from San Bernardino to Redlands, California, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Press-Enterprise, April 21, 2008
Claude Matthews Claude Matthews (1845-1898) — of Indiana. Born in Bath County, Ky., December 14, 1845. Democrat. Farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1876; secretary of state of Indiana, 1891-93; Governor of Indiana, 1893-97. Suffered a stroke while making a speech in Veedersburg, Ind., and died three days later, April 28, 1898 (age 52 years, 135 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Clinton, Ind.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of James Whitcomb.
  Political family: Whitcomb-Matthews family of Ohio.
  The town of Matthews, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) — also known as Samuel A. Maverick — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson County), S.C., July 23, 1803. Lawyer; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Bexar, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; mayor of San Antonio, Tex., 1839-40, 1862-63; member of Texas state house of representatives 44th District, 1851-53. His name is the origin of the term "maverick" for an unbranded cow, which later came to mean a political party dissident. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., September 2, 1870 (age 67 years, 41 days). Interment at City Cemetery No. 1, San Antonio, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Maverick and Elizabeth (AndersoN) Maverick; grandfather of Fontaine Maury Maverick; great-grandfather of Fontaine Maury Maverick Jr..
  Political family: Maury-Maverick family of San Antonio, Texas.
  Maverick County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William Sumner Maynard (1802-1866) — also known as William S. Maynard — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Berkshire County, Mass., April 25, 1802. Merchant; village president of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-38, 1839-40; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1856-58, 1865-66. Congregationalist. Suffering from severe depression, he killed himself by an overdose of morphine or laudanum, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 18, 1866 (age 64 years, 54 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Julia Guiteau (aunt of Charles Julius Guiteau).
  Maynard Street, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is named for him.
  Romano Louis Mazzoli (b. 1932) — also known as Romano L. Mazzoli — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 2, 1932. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate, 1968-70; candidate for mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1969; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1971-95. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  The Romano Mazzoli Federal Building, in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  J. J. McAlmont — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Mayor of Little Rock, Ark., 1866. Burial location unknown.
  The community of McAlmont, Arkansas, is named for him.
  Patrick Anthony McCarran (1876-1954) — also known as Patrick A. McCarran; Pat McCarran — of Elko, Elko County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Reno, Washoe County, Nev., August 8, 1876. Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; member of Nevada state legislature, 1903; justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1924 (member, Credentials Committee), 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1952; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1933-54; died in office 1954. Catholic. Died September 28, 1954 (age 78 years, 51 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
   — McCarran International Airport, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Critical books about Patrick McCarran: Michael Ybarra, Washington Gone Crazy : Senator Pat McCarran and the Great American Communist Hunt
Patrick H. McCarren Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) — also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the Sugar Trust" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., June 18, 1849. Democrat. Cooper; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889; member of New York state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892, 1900, 1904. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years. Died, from intestinal degeneration, complicated by appendicitis and myocarditis, in St. Catherine's Hospital, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: Patrick Henry
  Relatives: Married to Catherine M. 'Katie' Hogan.
  McCarren Park (opened 1906 as Greenpoint Park; renamed in 1909), in Brooklyn, New York, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1907
  Charles M. McClain — of Oklahoma. Delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1907. Burial location unknown.
  McClain County, Okla. is named for him.
George B. McClellan George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) — also known as George B. McClellan; "Little Mac" — of New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 3, 1826. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for President of the United States, 1864; Governor of New Jersey, 1878-81. Member, Freemasons; Loyal Legion. Died October 29, 1885 (age 58 years, 330 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.; statue erected 1907 at Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of George McClellan and Elizabeth Steinmetz (Brinton) McClellan; married to Mary Ellen Marcy (daughter of Gen. Randolph Barnes Marcy; granddaughter of Laban Marcy); father of George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940).
  Political family: Howe family of Massachusetts.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George B. McClellan (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: George Harvey — George B. Hudnall — George B. McClellan
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about George B. McClellan: Stephen W. Sears, George B. McClellan : The Young Napoleon
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  George James McCone (1853-1929) — also known as George McCone — of Glendive, Dawson County, Mont. Born in Livingston County, N.Y., April 4, 1853. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1916; member of Montana state senate, 1910. Died in Glendive, Dawson County, Mont., September 21, 1929 (age 76 years, 170 days). Interment at Dawson County Cemetery, Glendive, Mont.
  Relatives: Brother of Matthew Duly McCone.
  McCone County, Mont. is named for him.
  James Hoge Tyler McConnell (d. 1989) — also known as Tyler McConnell — of Greenville, New Castle County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960; candidate for Governor of Delaware, 1956. Died in 1989. Burial location unknown.
  The Tyler McConnell Bridge, which carries Delaware Route 141 over Brandywine Creek, in Wilmington, Delaware, is named for him.
  Edwin Stanton McCook (1837-1873) — Born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio, March 26, 1837. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of Dakota Territory, 1872-73; died in office 1873. Member, Freemasons. Shot and killed by Peter P. Wintermute, a banker and political adversary, at a saloon in Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), September 11, 1873 (age 36 years, 169 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Brother of George Wythe McCook; first cousin of Edward Moody McCook and Anson George McCook.
  Political family: McCook family of Steubenville, Ohio.
  McCook County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Robert Bruce McCoy (1867-1926) — also known as Robert McCoy — of Sparta, Monroe County, Wis. Born in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis., September 5, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; Monroe County Judge; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1920. Died, of pernicious anemia, in Sparta, Monroe County, Wis., January 5, 1926 (age 58 years, 122 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sparta, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Bruce Elisha McCoy; married 1893 to Lillian Riege.
  Fort McCoy (U.S. Army base; was Camp McCoy until 1974), in Monroe County, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington McCrary (1835-1890) — of Iowa. Born near Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., August 29, 1835. Republican. Member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1857; member of Iowa state senate, 1861-65; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1869-77; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1870-72; U.S. Secretary of War, 1877-79; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 8th Circuit, 1879-84; resigned 1884. Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., June 23, 1890 (age 54 years, 298 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George W. McCrary (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
James B. McCreary James Bennett McCreary (1838-1918) — also known as James B. McCreary — of Richmond, Madison County, Ky. Born in Madison County, Ky., July 8, 1838. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1869-73; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1871-73; Governor of Kentucky, 1875-79, 1911-15; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1885-97; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1903-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1908, 1912 (speaker), 1916. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Richmond, Madison County, Ky., October 8, 1918 (age 80 years, 92 days). Interment at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
  McCreary County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, February 1902
  Benjamin McCulloch (1811-1862) — also known as Ben McCulloch — of Texas. Born November 11, 1811. Member of Texas Republic Congress, 1839; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed in the Civil War at Pea Ridge, Benton County, Ark., March 7, 1862 (age 50 years, 116 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  McCulloch County, Tex. is named for him.
Hugh McCulloch Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895) — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind.; Washington, D.C.; Vansville, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Kennebunk, York County, Maine, December 7, 1808. Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1863-65; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1865-69, 1884-85. Died in Vansville, Prince George's County, Md., May 24, 1895 (age 86 years, 168 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh McCulloch (1773-1830) and Abigail (Perkins) McCulloch; married, June 23, 1834, to Eunice Hardy; married, March 21, 1838, to Susan Maria Man.
  McCulloch Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Hugh McCulloch (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on $20 U.S. national bank notes in 1902.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Comptrollers of the Currency
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Calvin Robert McCullough (1902-1984) — also known as Calvin R. McCullough — of Holloway Terrace, New Castle County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., September 29, 1902. Democrat. Contractor; bank director; member of Delaware state house of representatives from New Castle County 10th District, 1949-50; member of Delaware state senate, 1955-80 (New Castle County 5th District 1955-64, 11th District 1965-72, 12th District 1973-80); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1968. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Moose. Died, from cancer, in Holloway Terrace, New Castle County, Del., October 8, 1984 (age 82 years, 9 days). Interment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.
  Relatives: Married to Charlotte Virginia Brown.
  Calvin R. McCullough Elementary School (now Calvin R. McCullough Middle School), in New Castle, Delaware, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James McDowell (1795-1851) — of Rockbridge County, Va. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., October 13, 1795. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1831-35, 1838; Governor of Virginia, 1843-46; U.S. Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1846-51. Slaveowner. Died in Rockbridge County, Va., August 24, 1851 (age 55 years, 315 days). Interment at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Preston) McDowell and James McDowell (1770-1835); brother of Elizabeth McDowell (who married Thomas Hart Benton); married to Susan Preston; father of Sally McDowell (who married Francis Thomas); nephew of Francis Smith Preston, James Patton Preston and Nicketti Buchanan Floyd (who married John Warfield Johnston); grandson of William Preston; first cousin of William Campbell Preston, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston and George Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin once removed of John Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; second cousin of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; second cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); second cousin twice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925) and William Henry Prague; third cousin of James Douglas Breckinridge.
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  McDowell County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph McDowell (1758-1799) — also known as P. G. McDowell; "Pleasant Gardens" — of North Carolina. Born near Marion, Burke County (now McDowell County), N.C., February 25, 1758. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1785; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1793-95. Died March 7, 1799 (age 41 years, 10 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, McDowell County, N.C.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Joseph McDowell Jr..
  Political family: McDowell family of McDowell County, North Carolina.
  McDowell County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
George McDuffie George McDuffie (1790-1851) — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Columbia County, Ga., August 10, 1790. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1818-20; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1821-34 (6th District 1821-23, 5th District 1823-34); Governor of South Carolina, 1834-36; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1842-46. Slaveowner. Died in Sumter District (now Sumter County), S.C., March 11, 1851 (age 60 years, 213 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Sumter County, S.C.
  Relatives: Father of Mary Singleton McDuffie (who married Wade Hampton III).
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  McDuffie County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  James McHenry (1753-1816) — of Maryland. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), November 16, 1753. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Maryland state senate, 1781-85, 1791-95; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1783-85; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1788-89; U.S. Secretary of War, 1796-1800. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died near Baltimore (unknown county), Md., May 3, 1816 (age 62 years, 169 days). Interment at Westminster Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James McHenry (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William McHenry (1771-1835) — of White County, Ill. Born in Kentucky, October 3, 1771. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from White County, 1818; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1818-27; member of Illinois state senate, 1832-35. Died in Vandalia, Fayette County, Ill., February 3, 1835 (age 63 years, 123 days). Original interment at Old State Cemetery, Vandalia, Ill.; reinterment in 1871 at South Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ill.
  McHenry County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  E. H. McIntosh — of North Dakota. Member of North Dakota state legislature, 1890. Burial location unknown.
  McIntosh County, N.Dak. is named for him.
Douglas McKay Douglas James McKay (1893-1959) — also known as Douglas McKay — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., June 24, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile dealer; mayor of Salem, Ore., 1933-34; member of Oregon state senate 1st District, 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940 (alternate), 1952 (speaker); Governor of Oregon, 1949-52; resigned 1952; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1953-56; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1956. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Purple Heart. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., July 22, 1959 (age 66 years, 28 days). Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of E. D. McKay and Minnie (Musgrove) McKay; married 1917 to Mabel Hill.
  Douglas McKay High School, in Salem, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)
  James Iver McKay (1792-1853) — also known as James I. McKay — of Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N.C. Born near Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N.C., July 17, 1792. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1815-19, 1822, 1826, 1830; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1831-49 (5th District 1831-43, 6th District 1843-47, 7th District 1847-49). Slaveowner. Died in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., September 14, 1853 (age 61 years, 59 days). Interment at James Iver McKay Cemetery, Bladen County, N.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James I. McKay (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas McKean (1734-1817) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in New London Township, Chester County, Pa., March 19, 1734. Lawyer; member of Delaware colonial Assembly, 1765-76; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1765-74; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-76; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1777-83; President of Delaware, 1777; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777-99; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1781; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789-90; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1799-1808; impeached by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1807, but no trial was ever held. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 24, 1817 (age 83 years, 97 days). Original interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1843 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William McKean and Letitia (Finley) McKean; married to the sister-in-law of Francis Hopkinson; married 1763 to Mary Borden; married 1774 to Sarah Armitage.
  Political family: Hopkinson-McKean family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  McKean County, Pa. is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan — Thomas McKean Pettit
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) — also known as Frank E. McKee — of North Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 22, 1877. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary, 1944; died in office 1951. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish, Swiss, German, and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died, of a heart attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., February 13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1913 to Florence Hume; married 1923 to Katharine Lacey.
  Frank E. McKee School (built 1930) in North Muskegon, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881-1956) — also known as Sam R. McKelvie — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Fairfield, Clay County, Neb., April 15, 1881. Republican. Publisher, The Nebraska Farmer magazine; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1911-13; Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 1913-15; Governor of Nebraska, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1928 (speaker), 1932, 1936, 1944. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Arizona, October 6, 1956 (age 75 years, 174 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel McKelvie and Jennie (Glandon) McKelvie; married, June 19, 1904, to Flossie DeArnold.
  The Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest (established 1902; given current name 1971), in Cherry County, Nebraska, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John McKinley (1780-1852) — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala. Born in Culpeper County, Va., May 1, 1780. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1820; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1826-31, 1837; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1833-35; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-52; died in office 1852. Slaveowner. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 19, 1852 (age 72 years, 79 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John McKinley (built 1943 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
William McKinley William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as "Idol of Ohio" — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, January 29, 1843. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District 1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District 1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884, 1888; Governor of Ohio, 1892-96; President of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Shot by the assassin Leon Czolgosz, at a reception in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 14, 1901 (age 58 years, 228 days). Originally entombed at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio; re-entombed in 1907 at McKinley Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William McKinley and Nancy Campbell (Allison) McKinley; married to Ida Saxton; first cousin of William McKinley Osborne; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Prather Fletcher.
  Political family: McKinley family of Canton, Ohio.
  Cross-reference: Albert Halstead — Loran L. Lewis — George B. Cortelyou — John Goodnow
  McKinley County, N.M. is named for him.
  Mount McKinley (the highest peak in North America, now known by its traditional name, Denali), in Denali Borough, Alaska, was named for him.  — McKinley High School, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: William McKinley Thomas — William McKinley Thomas — William M. Bell — William M. Branch
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500 bill in 1928-46.
  Campaign slogan (1896): "The Full Dinner Pail."
  Campaign slogan (1896): "The Advance Agent of Prosperity."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about William McKinley: Lewis L. Gould, The Presidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips, William McKinley — H. Wayne Morgan, William McKinley and His America
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1901
  Collin McKinney (1776-1861) — of Texas. Born April 17, 1776. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Red River, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic Congress, 1830. Died September 8, 1861 (age 85 years, 144 days). Interment at Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne, Tex.
  Collin County, Tex. is named for him.
  The city of McKinney, Texas, is named for him.
  Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) — also known as Stewart B. McKinney — of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn.; Westport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 30, 1931. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1967-71; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died in office 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1972. Bisexual. Member, Rotary; American Legion. Died, from acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Washington, D.C., May 7, 1987 (age 56 years, 97 days). Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of James Polk McKinney and Clare Louise (Brett) McKinney; married, October 2, 1954, to Lucy Cunningham; father of John P. McKinney.
  The Stewart B. McKinney Transportation Center (built 1987), in Stamford, Connecticut, is named for him.  — The Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (etablished 1972 as the Salt Meadow Wildlife Refuge; renamed 1987), in Fairfield, New Haven, and Middlesex counties, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alney McLean (1779-1841) — of Kentucky. Born in North Carolina, 1779. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1812-13; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1815-17, 1819-21; state court judge in Kentucky, 1821-41; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky. Slaveowner. Died in 1841 (age about 62 years). Interment at Old Caney Station Cemetery, Near Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Ky.
  McLean County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John McLean (1785-1861) — of Ridgeville, Warren County, Ohio; Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Morris County, N.J., March 11, 1785. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1813-16; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1816-22; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1822-23; U.S. Postmaster General, 1823-29; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1829-61; died in office 1861; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856, 1860. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio, April 4, 1861 (age 76 years, 24 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Fergus McLean and Sophia (Blackford) McLean; brother of William McLean; married to Rebecca Edwards and Sarah Bella (Ludlow) Garrard.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John McLean (built 1942 at Richmond, California; sold 1947, scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  John McLean (1791-1830) — of Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill. Born in Guilford County, N.C., February 4, 1791. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1818-19; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1821-23, 1827-29; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1824-25, 1829-30; died in office 1830. Died in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill., October 14, 1830 (age 39 years, 252 days). Interment at Westwood Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Ephraim McLean and Elizabeth Walton (Byers) McLean; brother of Finis Ewing McLean; uncle of James David Walker.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family; Edwards-Cook family; Call family of Tallahassee, Florida (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  McLean County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Martin McLeod (1813-1860) — of Lac qui Parle County, Minn. Born in 1813. Member Minnesota territorial council, 1849-53 (7th District 1849-51, 6th District 1852-53); President of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1853. Died in 1860 (age about 47 years). Burial location unknown.
  McLeod County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  John Lanneau McMillan (1898-1979) — also known as John L. McMillan — of Florence, Florence County, S.C. Born near Mullins, Marion County, S.C., April 12, 1898. Democrat. U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1939-73. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Forty and Eight; American Legion. Died in Florence, Florence County, S.C., September 3, 1979 (age 81 years, 144 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Malcolm Leonard McMillan and Mary Alice (Keith) McMillan; married, October 31, 1936, to Margaret Alexander English.
  The J. L. McMillan Federal Building (opened 1975), in Florence, South Carolina, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "No one has been more worthy of real honor than one who serves and loves his fellow man."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph McMinn (1758-1824) — also known as "The Quaker Governor" — of Tennessee. Born in Chester County, Pa., June 27, 1758. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; member of Tennessee state senate, 1796-98, 1805-12; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1805-11; Governor of Tennessee, 1815-21. Quaker. Died October 17, 1824 (age 66 years, 112 days). Interment at Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery, Calhoun, Tenn.
  McMinn County, Tenn. is named for him.
  The city of McMinnville, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  John McNairy (1762-1837) — Born in Lancaster County, Pa., March 30, 1762. Superior court judge in North Carolina, 1788; justice of Southwest Territory supreme court, 1790; U.S. District Judge for Tennessee, 1797-1802; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1802-33; resigned 1833; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1802-33; resigned 1833. Died near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 12, 1837 (age 75 years, 227 days). Original interment at Episcopal Church Burying Ground, Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  McNairy County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Edward Howard McNamara (1926-2006) — also known as Edward H. McNamara; "Big Mac" — of Livonia, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 21, 1926. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 14th District, 1965; mayor of Livonia, Mich., 1970-86; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976, 1996, 2000; Wayne County Executive, 1987-2002. Died, of heart failure and cancer, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 19, 2006 (age 79 years, 151 days). Interment at Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Carsena Thomas McNamara and Ellen Gertrude (Bennett) McNamara; father of Colleen M. McNamara.
  McNamara Terminal, at Detroit Metro Airport, in Romulus, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Patrick V. McNamara Patrick Vincent McNamara (1894-1966) — also known as Patrick V. McNamara — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in North Weymouth, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass., October 4, 1894. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1955-66; died in office 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1964. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 30, 1966 (age 71 years, 208 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Cross-reference: John Brademas
  The Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) — also known as Charles L. McNary — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born near Salem, Marion County, Ore., June 12, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; law school dean; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913; Oregon Republican state chair, 1916-17; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; died in office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Grange. Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla., February 25, 1944 (age 69 years, 258 days). Original interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Ore.; reinterment at Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Linza McNary and Mary Margaret (Claggett) McNary; brother of John Hugh McNary; married to Jessie Breyman and Cornelia Morton.
  McNary High School, in Keizer, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Charles L. McNary: Steve Neal, McNary of Oregon: A Political Biography
  Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)
  Robert Ligon McWhorter (1891-1960) — also known as Bob McWhorter — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., June 4, 1891. Law professor; mayor of Athens, Ga., 1940-47; named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Chi Phi. Died in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., June 29, 1960 (age 69 years, 25 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Hamilton McWhorter and Sallie (Pharr) McWhorter; brother of Camilla Oliver McWhorter (who married Andrew Cobb Erwin); married, October 12, 1921, to Louise Walker.
  Political family: Jackson-Lee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  McWhorter Hall (dormitory, built 1966, rebuilt in new location 2004), University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Wilson Mead (1871-1961) — also known as George W. Mead — of Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood County, Wis.; Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 22, 1871. Republican. Paper manufacturer; banker; mayor of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., 1926-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Theta Delta Chi; Union League. Died in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wis., October 2, 1961 (age 90 years, 222 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Darius Raymond Mead and Abigail Crane (Spare) Mead; married, October 18, 1899, to Ruth Emily Witter.
  Mead Park, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-1867) — of Montana. Born in Ireland, August 3, 1823. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of Montana Territory, 1865; Governor of Montana Territory, 1865-66. Fell from a steamboat into the Missouri River and presumably drowned, at Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Mont., July 1, 1867 (age 43 years, 332 days). His body was never found. Statue at State Capitol Grounds, Helena, Mont.
  Meagher County, Mont. is named for him.
  Samuel Medary (1801-1864) — also known as "The Wheel Horse of Ohio Democracy" — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Montgomery Square, Montgomery County, Pa., February 25, 1801. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1834; member of Ohio state senate, 1836; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1844, 1856, 1864; postmaster at Columbus, Ohio, 1847-49, 1858; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1857-58; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1858-59, 1859-60, 1860, 1860; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1859. Originated the slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight," calling for aggressive action on the Oregon boundary dispute with Great Britain in the 1840s; the American claim of all the land up to 54°40' north latitude encompassed most of what is now British Columbia. Indicted by a federal grand jury in 1864 for conspiracy against the government; arrested; released on bond; never tried. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, November 7, 1864 (age 63 years, 256 days). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Medary and Elizabeth (Harris) Medary; married to Elizabeth Scott; great-grandfather of James Gillespie Blaine III.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Medary, South Dakota, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Meharry Medill (1823-1899) — also known as Joseph Medill — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born near Saint John, New Brunswick, April 6, 1823. Editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune newspaper; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 59th District, 1869-70; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1871-73. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., March 16, 1899 (age 75 years, 344 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.; cenotaph at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Medill and Margaret (Corbett) Medill; married, September 2, 1852, to Katherine Patrick; father of Katherine Van Etta Medill (daughter-in-law of Cyrus Hall McCormick; who married Robert Sanderson McCormick); grandfather of Joseph Medill McCormick (who married Ruth Hanna), Joseph Medill Patterson and Robert Rutherford McCormick; great-grandfather of Alicia Patterson (who married Harry Frank Guggenheim); second great-grandfather of Joseph Medill Patterson Albright (who married Madeleine Korbel).
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  Medill Avenue, in Chicago, Illiois, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bradley Burr Meeker (1813-1873) — also known as Bradley B. Meeker — of Richmond, Madison County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Fairfield County, Conn., March 13, 1813. Lawyer; justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-53. Died in 1873 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Meeker County, Minn. is named for him.
  Josiah Meigs (1757-1822) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; St. Georges, Bermuda; Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., August 21, 1757. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; acting president, University of Georgia, 1801-10; U.S. Surveyor General, 1812-14; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1814-22; died in office 1822. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Washington, D.C., September 4, 1822 (age 65 years, 14 days). Original interment at Holmead's Burying Ground, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1878 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Meigs and Elizabeth (Hamlin) Meigs; brother of Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr.; married 1782 to Clara Benjamin; father of Henry Meigs and Clara Meigs (who married John Forsyth); uncle of Return Jonathan Meigs Jr.; grandfather of Henry Meigs Jr. and John Forsyth Jr.; granduncle of Return Jonathan Meigs III; first cousin once removed of Martin Chittenden; first cousin twice removed of Chittenden Lyon; second cousin twice removed of John Willard; second cousin thrice removed of Roger Calvin Leete; third cousin once removed of Elijah Hunt Mills; third cousin twice removed of Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Elisha Hunt Allen, Anson Levi Holcomb, Gouverneur Morris, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg and Charles Jenkins Hayden; third cousin thrice removed of Charles H. Eastman, William Fessenden Allen, Rush Green Leaming, Frederick Walker Pitkin, Alvred Bayard Nettleton, Robert Cleveland Usher, Charles M. Hotchkiss, Frederick Hobbes Allen, Allen Clarence Wilcox and Carl Trumbull Hayden; fourth cousin of Thomas Chittenden; fourth cousin once removed of Zina Hyde Jr..
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Meigs, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. (1764-1825) — also known as Return J. Meigs, Jr. — of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., November 17, 1764. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Marietta, Ohio, 1794-95; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1803-04, 1808-09; resigned 1804; federal judge, 1807-08; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1808-10; Governor of Ohio, 1810-14; U.S. Postmaster General, 1814-23. Member, Freemasons. Died in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, March 29, 1825 (age 60 years, 132 days). Interment at Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Joanna (Winborn) Meigs and Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr.; father of Mary Sophia Meigs (who married John George Jackson); nephew of Josiah Meigs; uncle of Return Jonathan Meigs III; first cousin of Henry Meigs; first cousin once removed of Henry Meigs Jr. and John Forsyth Jr.; second cousin of Martin Chittenden; second cousin once removed of Chittenden Lyon; third cousin once removed of John Willard; third cousin twice removed of Roger Calvin Leete; fourth cousin of Elijah Hunt Mills; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Chittenden, Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Elisha Hunt Allen, Anson Levi Holcomb, Gouverneur Morris, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg and Charles Jenkins Hayden.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Meigs County, Ohio is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr. (1740-1823) — Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., December 28, 1740. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; justice of the peace; member of Northwest Territory House of Representatives, 1799-1801; U.S. Indian Agent to Cherokee Nation in Tennessee, 1801-23. Died in Bradley County, Tenn., January 28, 1823 (age 82 years, 31 days). Interment at Garrison Cemetery, Dayton, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Meigs and Elizabeth (Hamlin) Meigs; brother of Josiah Meigs; married, February 14, 1764, to Joanna Winborn; married, December 22, 1774, to Grace Starr; father of Return Jonathan Meigs Jr.; uncle of Henry Meigs; grandfather of Return Jonathan Meigs III; granduncle of Henry Meigs Jr. and John Forsyth Jr.; first cousin once removed of Martin Chittenden; first cousin twice removed of Chittenden Lyon; second cousin twice removed of John Willard; second cousin thrice removed of Roger Calvin Leete; third cousin once removed of Elijah Hunt Mills; third cousin twice removed of Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Elisha Hunt Allen, Anson Levi Holcomb, Gouverneur Morris, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg and Charles Jenkins Hayden; third cousin thrice removed of Charles H. Eastman, William Fessenden Allen, Rush Green Leaming, Frederick Walker Pitkin, Alvred Bayard Nettleton, Robert Cleveland Usher, Charles M. Hotchkiss, Frederick Hobbes Allen, Allen Clarence Wilcox and Carl Trumbull Hayden; fourth cousin of Thomas Chittenden; fourth cousin once removed of Zina Hyde Jr..
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Meigs County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John W. Meldrum (1843-1936) — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo. Born in Caledonia, Livingston County, N.Y., September 17, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; carpenter; wagon maker; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1882; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1884; Surveyor General of Wyoming Territory, 1884-85; secretary of Wyoming Territory, 1889-90; U.S. Commissioner in Yellowstone National Park, 1894-1935. Died in Denver, Colo., February 27, 1936 (age 92 years, 163 days). Burial location unknown.
  Meldrum Mountain, in Gallatin County, Montana, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John W. Meldrum (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Arthur Calvin Mellette (1842-1896) — also known as Arthur C. Mellette — of Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak. Born in Henry County, Ind., June 23, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1871-75; Governor of Dakota Territory, 1889; Governor of South Dakota, 1889-93. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kan., May 25, 1896 (age 53 years, 337 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
  Mellette County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Andrew W. Mellon Andrew William Mellon (1855-1937) — also known as Andrew W. Mellon — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., March 24, 1855. Republican. Banker; co-founder, Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, which later became Carnegie Mellon University; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920, 1924 (speaker), 1928; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1921-32; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1932-33. Episcopalian. Died in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., August 26, 1937 (age 82 years, 155 days). Original interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.; subsequent interment at a private or family graveyard, Fauquier County, Va.; reinterment at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, Va.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Mellon and Sarah Jane (Negley) Mellon; married 1900 to Nora McMullen; father of Ailsa Mellon (who married David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce); uncle of William Larimer Mellon; granduncle of Richard Mellon Scaife.
  Political family: Bruce-Mellon family of Virginia.
  Cross-reference: J. McKenzie Moss
  Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is partly named for him.  — Mellon Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History
  Books about Andrew Mellon: David Cannadine, Mellon : An American Life
  Image source: American Review of Reviews, March 1922
  Michel Brindamour Menard (1805-1858) — also known as M. B. Menard — of Texas. Born in Laprairie, Quebec, December 5, 1805. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Liberty, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic Congress, 1840-42. One of the founders of the city of Galveston. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., September 2, 1858 (age 52 years, 271 days). Interment at Old Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
  Relatives: Nephew of Pierre Menard.
  Menard County, Tex. is named for him.
  Pierre Menard (1766-1844) — Born in 1766. Whig. Member of Indiana territorial legislature, 1803-09; member of Illinois territorial legislature, 1812; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1818-22; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Died in 1844 (age about 78 years). Interment at Fort Kaskaskia, Kaskaskia, Ill.
  Relatives: Uncle of Michel Brindamour Menard.
  Menard County, Ill. is named for him.
  Richard Hickman Menefee (1809-1841) — of Kentucky. Born in Kentucky, 1809. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1836-37; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1837-39. Died in 1841 (age about 32 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment in 1893 at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Menifee County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Meriwether (1755-1822) — of Georgia. Born in Albemarle County, Va., March 27, 1755. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1797-1800; Speaker of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1797-1800; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1801-02, 1803-07 (at-large 1801-02, 1803-05, 3rd District 1805-07); candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia. Died near Athens, Clarke County, Ga., November 16, 1822 (age 67 years, 234 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Son of James Meriwether (1729-1801) and Judith Hardenia (Burnley) Meriwether; married, November 14, 1782, to Frances Wingfield; father of James Meriwether (1788-1852); uncle of David Meriwether (1800-1893); first cousin of James Meriwether (1755-1817); first cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis and James Archibald Meriwether; first cousin twice removed of George Rockingham Gilmer, Reuben Handy Meriwether and Frances Meriwether (who married Anson Rainey); second cousin five times removed of Arthur Sidney Demarest; third cousin of Theodorick Bland; third cousin once removed of John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker; third cousin twice removed of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Meriwether County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Schuyler Merritt (1853-1953) — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 16, 1853. Republican. Manufacturer; banker; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908 (alternate), 1916; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1917-31, 1933-37; defeated, 1930, 1936. Episcopalian. Died in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., April 1, 1953 (age 99 years, 106 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Franklin Merritt and Mariah (Shaw) Merritt; married, October 21, 1879, to Frances Hannah Hoyt.
  Merritt Parkway, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942) — also known as Jesse H. Metcalf — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 16, 1860. President of a woolen manufacturing company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1888 (member, Resolutions Committee); member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1907; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1924-37; defeated (Republican), 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee); member of Republican National Committee from Rhode Island, 1935-40. Unitarian. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., October 9, 1942 (age 81 years, 327 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Married to Harriet Deshon Thurston and Lydia Dexter Sharpe; father of Cornelia Metcalf (who married Frederic Holdrege Bontecou).
  Political families: Blodgett-Whedon family of Killingworth, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jesse H. Metcalf (built 1943-44 at Providence, Rhode Island; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Metcalfe (1780-1855) — also known as "Old Stonehammer" — of Carlisle, Nicholas County, Ky. Born in Fauquier County, Va., March 20, 1780. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1812-16; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1819-28 (4th District 1819-23, 2nd District 1823-28); resigned 1828; Governor of Kentucky, 1828-32; member of Kentucky state senate, 1834; delegate to Whig National Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; member, Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees; speaker); U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1848-49. Slaveowner. During an epidemic, died of cholera, near Carlisle, Nicholas County, Ky., August 18, 1855 (age 75 years, 151 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Nicholas County, Ky.
  Cross-reference: William T. Casto
  Metcalfe County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  George von Lengerke Meyer (1858-1918) — also known as George V. L. Meyer — of Hamilton, Essex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 24, 1858. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1892-96; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1894-96; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1900-05; Russia, 1905-07; U.S. Postmaster General, 1907-09; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1909-13. Died March 9, 1918 (age 59 years, 258 days). Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: H. Custis Vezey
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Von L. Meyer (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Henry Middleton (1717-1784) — of South Carolina. Born near Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., 1717. Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774; member of South Carolina state senate, 1778. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., June 13, 1784 (age about 66 years). Interment at Church of St. James, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Middleton (1681-1737) and Susan (Amory) Middleton; married 1741 to Mary Baker Williams; married 1762 to Maria Henrietta Bull; married 1776 to Lady Mary McKenzie; father of Arthur Middleton (1742-1787), Henrietta Middleton (who married Edward Rutledge) and Sarah Middleton (who married Charles Cotesworth Pinckney); uncle of Mary Middleton (who married Pierce Butler); grandfather of Henry Middleton (1770-1846); great-grandfather of John Izard Middleton, Williams Middleton, John Middleton Huger and John Drayton; second great-grandfather of Daniel Elliott Huger Smith; third great-grandfather of Benjamin Huger Rutledge and Francis Fisher Kane.
  Political families: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Middleton (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Thomas Mifflin Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 10, 1744. Democrat. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-75, 1782-84; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1785-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; President of Pennsylvania, 1788-90; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1790-99. Lutheran. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; American Philosophical Society. Died in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., January 20, 1800 (age 56 years, 10 days). Interment at Trinity Lutheran Churchyard, Lancaster, Pa.
  Mifflin County, Pa. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: New York Public Library
  John Milledge (1757-1818) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Georgia, 1757. Georgia state attorney general, 1780-81; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1792-93, 1795-99, 1801-02; Governor of Georgia, 1802-06; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1806-09. Slaveowner. Died February 9, 1818 (age about 60 years). Interment at Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Milledge (built 1942-43 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Andrew Jackson Miller (1806-1856) — of Georgia. Born in 1806. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1836; member of Georgia state senate, 1838-56. Died in 1856 (age about 50 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Miller County, Ga. is named for him.
  James Miller (1776-1851) — Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., April 25, 1776. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Arkansas Territory, 1819-24; elected U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1824, but never took office. Died, following a series of strokes, at Temple, Hillsborough County, N.H., July 7, 1851 (age 75 years, 73 days). Burial location unknown.
  Miller County, Ark. is named partly for him.
  John Miller (1781-1846) — of Franklin, Howard County, Mo.; Florissant, St. Louis County, Mo. Born near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 25, 1781. Newspaper editor and publisher; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Missouri, 1826-32; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1837-43. Died in Florissant, St. Louis County, Mo., March 18, 1846 (age 64 years, 113 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Miller County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Thomas Miller (1893-1962) — also known as Tom Miller — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., September 21, 1893. Democrat. Mayor of Austin, Tex., 1933-49, 1955-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940, 1944, 1956. Died April 30, 1962 (age 68 years, 221 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Tom Miller Dam (completed 1940), in Austin, Texas, is named for him.
  William Read Miller (1823-1887) — of Arkansas. Born in Independence County, Ark., November 23, 1823. Governor of Arkansas, 1877-81. Died November 29, 1887 (age 64 years, 6 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Miller County, Ark. is named partly for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  John T. Mills (1817-1871) — of Texas. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), November 12, 1817. Justice of Texas Republic supreme court, 1839-40, 1842-45; district judge in Texas, 1846-50. Died November 30, 1871 (age 54 years, 18 days). Interment at Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Tex.
  Mills County, Tex. is named for him.
Roger Q. Mills Roger Quarles Mills (1832-1911) — also known as Roger Q. Mills — of Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex. Born in Todd County, Ky., March 30, 1832. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1859-60; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1873-92 (at-large 1873-75, 4th District 1875-83, 9th District 1883-92); U.S. Senator from Texas, 1892-99. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., September 2, 1911 (age 79 years, 156 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Henley Mills and Tabitha Buckner (Daniel) Mills; married, January 7, 1855, to Carolyn R. Jones.
  Roger Mills County, Okla. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) — also known as Thomas E. Millsop — of Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Sharon, Mercer County, Pa., December 4, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel executive; mayor of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Jesters; Lions; Moose; Eagles; Rotary; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died, following a heart attack, in Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va., September 12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282 days). Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of George Roy Millsop and Mary Margaret (McCormick) Millsop; married, December 1, 1918, to Lauretta Brunswick; married 1949 to Eleanor (Marwitz) Ent; married, January 17, 1955, to Frances (Lowe) Weir.
  The Weirton Millsop Community Center (opened 1952 as Weirton Community Center; renamed 1965), in Weirton, West Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Milton (c.1740-1817) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Halifax County, N.C., about 1740. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; secretary of state of Georgia, 1777-99; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; received 2 electoral votes, 1789; mayor of Augusta, Ga., 1792. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in 1817 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Hannah E. Spencer; grandfather of John Milton (1807-1865); second great-grandfather of William Hall Milton.
  Political family: Milton family of Georgia.
  Milton County, Georgia (created 1857, merged with Fulton County 1932) was named for him. The city of Milton (incorporated 2006), in the territory of the former county, is also named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Ephraim Miner (b. 1833) — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in 1833. Member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1872-73. Burial location unknown.
  Miner County, S.Dak. is named partly for him.
  Nelson Miner (1827-1879) — of Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in 1827. Member Dakota territorial council, 1870-73, 1877-79; died in office 1879. Died in 1879 (age about 52 years). Burial location unknown.
  Miner County, S.Dak. is named partly for him.
  Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889) — also known as Thomas T. Minor — of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born, of American parents, in Manepy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), February 20, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; one of the founders of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington Territory, 1880; mayor of Port Townsend, Wash., 1880-83; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1887-88. Member, Freemasons. Last seen traveling by canoe to Whidbey Island, with others, on a duck huting trip, and was never heard from again; presumed drowned in a watercraft accident, in Puget Sound, December 2, 1889 (age 45 years, 285 days). His canoe was recovered, but his remains were not found.
  Relatives: Son of Eastman Strong Minor and Judith (Manchester) Minor; married, August 20, 1872, to Sarah Montgomery; grandfather of Thomas Minor Pelly.
  Political family: Moriarty-Minor family of Seattle, Washington.
  The T.T. Minor School (built 1890, demolished 1940, rebuilt 1941, closed 2010, renovated and reopened 2016), in Seattle, Washington, is named for him.  — Minor Avenue, in Seattle, Washington, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John Purroy Mitchel John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) — of New York. Born in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y., July 19, 1879. Lawyer; law partner of George V. Mullan, 1902-13; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1913; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1914-17; defeated (Fusion), 1917; on April 17, 1914, at Park Row, New York, he was shot at by an Michael P. Mahoney, an unemployed carpenter; the bullet missed the mayor, but struck and wounded Frank L. Polk, the city's Corporation Counsel. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Killed in a plane crash during World War I military training, at Gerstner Field, near Holmwood, Calcasieu Parish, La., July 6, 1918 (age 38 years, 352 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Columbia University, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Mitchel and Mary (Purroy) Mitchel; married, April 5, 1909, to Olive Child; nephew of Henry D. Purroy.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John P. Mitchel (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 17, 1817. Democrat. Banker; president, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, 1864-87; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4th District 1873-75); defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee). Scottish ancestry. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 19, 1887 (age 69 years, 184 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of John Mitchell and Margaret (Lendrum) Mitchell; married to Martha Reed (sister of Harrison Reed); father of John Lendrum Mitchell.
  Political family: Mitchell-Reed family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  The city of Mitchell, South Dakota, is named for him.  — The city of Alexandria, South Dakota, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander Mitchell (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sam Winn Mitchell (1872-1955) — also known as Sam W. Mitchell — of Montana. Born in Yorkshire, England, February 9, 1872. Democrat. Secretary of state of Montana, 1933-55; died in office 1955. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., June 25, 1955 (age 83 years, 136 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  The Sam W. Mitchell State Office Building, in Helena, Montana, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
James Monroe James Monroe (1758-1831) — of Spotsylvania County, Va.; Loudoun County, Va. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1758. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1782, 1786, 1810-11; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1783-86; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Spotsylvania County, 1788; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1790-94; U.S. Minister to France, 1794-96; Great Britain, 1803-07; Governor of Virginia, 1799-1802, 1811; U.S. Secretary of State, 1811-17; U.S. Secretary of War, 1814-15; President of the United States, 1817-25; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1930. Slaveowner. Died, probably of tuberculosis, in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 4, 1831 (age 73 years, 67 days). Originally entombed at New York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequently entombed at New York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1858 at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe; married, February 16, 1786, to Eliza Kortright and Elizabeth Kortright; father of Eliza Kortright Monroe (who married George Hay) and Maria Hester Monroe (who married Samuel Laurence Gouverneur); nephew of Joseph Jones; uncle of Thomas Bell Monroe and James Monroe (1799-1870); granduncle of Victor Monroe; great-grandnephew of Douglas Robinson (who married Corinne Roosevelt Robinson); second great-granduncle of Theodore Douglas Robinson and Corinne Robinson Alsop; third great-granduncle of Corinne A. Chubb and John deKoven Alsop; first cousin once removed of William Grayson; second cousin of Alfred William Grayson and Beverly Robinson Grayson; second cousin thrice removed of Carter Henry Harrison II and John Brady Grayson.
  Political family: Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Monroe counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., W.Va. and Wis. are named for him.
  The city of Monrovia, Liberia, is named for him.  — Mount Monroe, in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — Fort Monroe (military installation 1819-2011), at Old Point Comfort, Hampton, Virginia, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Monroe (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: James Monroe — James Monroe — James M. Pendleton — James M. Jackson — James Monroe Letts — James M. Ritchie — James M. Rosse — James M. Comly — James Monroe Buford — James M. Seibert — J. Monroe Driesbach — James M. Lown — James M. Miller — James Monroe Jones — James Monroe Hale — James Monroe Spears — J. M. Alford — James M. Lown, Jr. — James M. Miley
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100 silver certificate in the 1880s and 1890s.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about James Monroe: Harry Ammon, James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
Gideon C. Moody Gideon Curtis Moody (1832-1904) — also known as Gideon C. Moody — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y., October 16, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1861; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1867-69, 1874-75; Speaker of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1868-69, 1874-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1868; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1878-83; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1889-91. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 17, 1904 (age 71 years, 153 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Father of James C. Moody.
  Moody County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Alfred Moore (1755-1810) — of Brunswick County, N.C. Born in New Hanover County, N.C., May 21, 1755. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1782; North Carolina state attorney general, 1782-91; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1792; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1798-99; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1799-1804; resigned 1804. Episcopalian. Died in Bladen County, N.C., October 15, 1810 (age 55 years, 147 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Winnabow, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Maurice Moore.
  Moore County, N.C. is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Alfred Moore Gatlin — Alfred M. Scales — Alfred M. Waddell
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  William Moore — of Tennessee. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1825-27. Burial location unknown.
  Moore County, Tenn. is named for him.
  Charles Robert Morehead Jr. (1836-1921) — of El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Born in Richmond, Ray County, Mo., February 28, 1836. Banker; mayor of El Paso, Tex., 1903-05. Died in El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., December 15, 1921 (age 85 years, 290 days). Interment at Evergreen Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
  Morehead Middle School, in El Paso, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Turner Morehead (1797-1854) — also known as James T. Morehead — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born near Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Ky., May 24, 1797. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1828; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1832-34; Governor of Kentucky, 1834-36; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1841-47. Baptist. Slaveowner. Died in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., December 28, 1854 (age 57 years, 218 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of John Motley Morehead; first cousin of Charles Slaughter Morehead.
  Political family: Morehead-Wintersmith family of Elizabethtown, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Morehead, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  John Motley Morehead (1796-1866) — of Guilford County, N.C. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., July 4, 1796. Whig. Lawyer; railroad promoter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1821, 1826-27, 1838; Governor of North Carolina, 1841-45; Delegate from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62. Died in Alum Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va., August 27, 1866 (age 70 years, 54 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Greensboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Morehead and Obedience (Motley) Morehead; married, September 6, 1821, to Ann Lindsay; father of Corrina Mary Morehead (who married William Waigstill Avery); cousin *** of James Turner Morehead.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morehead-Wintersmith family of Elizabethtown, Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John M. Morehead (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; sold 1947, scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Daniel Walter Morehouse (1876-1941) — also known as D. W. Morehouse — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn., February 22, 1876. Astronomer; university professor; president, Drake University, 1922-41; Dry candidate for delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Disciples of Christ. Member, Sigma Xi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 21, 1941 (age 64 years, 334 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Aaron P. Morehouse and Sabra Ann (Burlison) Morehouse; married, June 9, 1903, to Myrtl May Slayton.
  Comet Morehouse (which he discovered in 1908) is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Morgan (1736-1802) — of Virginia. Born in Hunterdon County, N.J., 1736. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1797-99. Presbyterian. Welsh ancestry. Slaveowner. Died July 6, 1802 (age about 66 years). Original interment at Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Winchester, Va.; reinterment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.; statue at Morgan Square, Spartanburg, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Morgan; father of Nancy Morgan (who married Presley Neville).
  Morgan counties in Ala., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., Mo., Ohio, Tenn. and W.Va. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John T. Morgan John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) — also known as John T. Morgan — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., June 20, 1824. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876, 1900; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1877-1907; died in office 1907. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., June 11, 1907 (age 82 years, 356 days). Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Morgan and Frances (Irby) Morgan; brother of Mary Catherine Morgan (who married William Parish Chilton); married, February 11, 1846, to Cornelia G. Willis; granduncle of Arthur Bounds Chilton.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Morgan (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; collided, exploded, and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  Lewis Render Morgan (1913-2001) — also known as Lewis R. Morgan — of Troup County, Ga. Born in LaGrange, Troup County, Ga., July 14, 1913. Member of Georgia state house of representatives from Troup County, 1937-40; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1961-68; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1968-78; took senior status 1978; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-2001; died in office 2001. Died in LaGrange, Troup County, Ga., November 15, 2001 (age 88 years, 124 days). Burial location unknown.
  The Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building, Post Office and Courthouse, in Newnan, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) — also known as "Penman of the Constitution" — of Westchester County, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y., January 31, 1752. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County, 1777-78; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Minister to France, 1792-94; U.S. Senator from New York, 1800-03. Episcopalian. Died in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y., November 6, 1816 (age 64 years, 280 days). Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Morris (1698-1762) and Sarah (Gouverneur) Morris; half-brother of Lewis Morris (1726-1798) and Richard Morris; married 1809 to Anne Cary 'Nancy' Randolph; nephew of Robert Hunter Morris; uncle of Lewis Richard Morris and Richard Valentine Morris; grandson of Lewis Morris (1671-1746); granduncle of Gouverneur Morris (1809-1894); second great-granduncle of Gouverneur Morris Carnochan (1865-1915); third great-granduncle of Gouverneur Morris Carnochan (1892-1943); relative *** of Wymberley DeRenne Coerr.
  Political family: Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town and village of Gouverneur, New York, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Gouverneur Morris (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1974) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about Gouverneur Morris: Richard Brookhiser, Gentleman Revolutionary : Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution — William Adams, Gouverneur Morris: An Independent Life
  Ira Nelson Morris (1875-1942) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 8, 1875. Democrat. U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1914-23; Consul-General for Romania in Chicago, Ill., 1929. Jewish. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 15, 1942 (age 66 years, 313 days). Entombed at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Morris and Sarah (Vogel) Morris; married 1898 to Constance Lily Rothschild (aunt of Victor Henry Rothschild II).
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Ira Nelson Morris (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Morris (1734-1806) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Liverpool, England, January 31, 1734. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1785; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-95. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Financier of the American Revolution, but went broke in the process. Imprisoned for debt from February 1798 to August 1801. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 8, 1806 (age 72 years, 97 days). Entombed at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue at Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Morris (1711-1750) and Elizabeth (Murphet) Morris; married, March 2, 1769, to Mary White; father of Thomas Morris and Henrietta 'Hetty' Morris (who married James Markham Marshall); great-grandfather of John Augustine Marshall.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Morris Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $10 silver certificate in the 1870s and 1880s.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Robert Morris: Charles Rappleye, Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution
  Thomas Morris (1776-1844) — of Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, 1776. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1806-08, 1810, 1820-21; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1809; member of Ohio state senate, 1813-15, 1821-23, 1825-29, 1831-33; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1833-39; Liberty candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1844. Died in 1844 (age about 68 years). Interment at First Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, Ohio.
  Relatives: Father of Jonathan David Morris and Isaac Newton Morris.
  Political family: Morris family of Ohio.
  Morris County, Kan. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873-1931) — also known as Dwight W. Morrow — of Englewood, Bergen County, N.J. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., January 11, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1927-30; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1930-31; died in office 1931. Suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, and died soon after, in Englewood, Bergen County, N.J., October 5, 1931 (age 58 years, 267 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
  Relatives: Brother of Jay Johnson Morrow; married 1903 to Elizabeth Reeve Cutter; father of Anne Spencer Morrow (who married of Charles A. Lindbergh).
  Cross-reference: John F. Kavanagh
  Dwight Morrow High School (opened 1933), in Englewood, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — West Virginia Encyclopedia
  Jackson L. Morrow — of Oregon. Member of Oregon territorial legislature, 1850. Burial location unknown.
  Morrow County, Ore. is named for him.
  Jeremiah Morrow (1771-1852) — of Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born near Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., October 6, 1771. Democrat. Member of Northwest Territory House of Representatives, 1801-02; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1802; member of Ohio state senate, 1803, 1827; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1803-13, 1840-43 (at-large 1803-13, 4th District 1840-43); U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1813-19; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; Governor of Ohio, 1822-26; defeated, 1820; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1829, 1835. Died near Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, March 22, 1852 (age 80 years, 168 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Symmes Township, Warren County, Ohio.
  Morrow County, Ohio is named for him.
  The Jeremiah Morrow Bridge (opened 1964, rebuilt 2010-16), which carries Interstate 71 over the gorge of the Little Miami River in Warren County, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Wayne Lyman Morse (1900-1974) — also known as Wayne L. Morse — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Verona, Dane County, Wis., October 20, 1900. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1945-69; defeated (Democratic), 1968, 1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Americans for Democratic Action. Was actively engaged in campaigning for U.S. Senate when he died, in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., July 22, 1974 (age 73 years, 275 days). Interment at Rest Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Wilbur Frank Morse and Jessie F. (White) Morse; married, June 18, 1924, to Mildred Martha Downie; second cousin four times removed of James Doolittle Wooster; second cousin five times removed of Oliver Ellsworth; third cousin twice removed of Henry Stark Culver; third cousin thrice removed of Martin Olds.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse, in Eugene, Oregon, is named for him.
  Campaign slogan (1960): "The candidate who votes the way he talks."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Wayne Morse: Mason Drukman, Wayne Morse : A Political Biography
  John Morton (c.1724-1777) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pa., about 1724. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-75; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. Anglican. Finnish ancestry. Died April 1, 1777 (age about 53 years). Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Chester, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Ann Justis.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Morton (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
J. Sterling Morton Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) — also known as J. Sterling Morton — of Otoe County, Neb. Born in Adams, Jefferson County, N.Y., April 22, 1832. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Nebraska territorial House of Representatives, 1855-57; secretary of Nebraska Territory, 1858-61; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1858-59, 1861; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1866, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1880 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1888; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97. Episcopalian. Member, Chi Psi. Died in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., April 27, 1902 (age 70 years, 5 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
  Relatives: Married 1854 to Caroline Joy French; father of Joy Morton (son-in-law of George B. Lake), Paul Morton and Mark Morton; grandfather of Pauline Morton Sabin and Caroline Morton (who married Harry Frank Guggenheim).
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS J. Sterling Morton (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York World, March 5, 1893
Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) — also known as Levi P. Morton — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., May 16, 1824. Republican. Dry goods merchant; banker; financier; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1879-81; defeated, 1876; U.S. Minister to France, 1881-85; Vice President of the United States, 1889-93; Governor of New York, 1895-97; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1896. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Union League. Died in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 16, 1920 (age 96 years, 0 days). Interment at Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Daniel Oliver Morton and Lucretia (Parsons) Morton; brother of Daniel Oliver Morton; married, October 15, 1858, to Lucy Young Kimball; married, February 12, 1873, to Anna Livingston Reade Street; grandfather of Anne Livingston Eustis (daughter-in-law of Grenville Temple Emmet) and Morton C. Eustis; third cousin of James Madison Turner; third cousin once removed of James Munroe Turner; third cousin twice removed of James Turner.
  Cross-reference: Robert S. Chilton, Jr.
  The village of Morton Grove, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
  Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (1823-1877) — also known as Oliver P. Morton — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Salisbury, Wayne County, Ind., August 4, 1823. Republican. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1852; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1861; Governor of Indiana, 1861-67; defeated, 1856; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1867-77; died in office 1877; member of Republican National Committee from Indiana, 1872-; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876. His legs were paralyzed after a stroke in 1865; suffered another stroke in 1877, and died soon after, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 1, 1877 (age 54 years, 89 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.; statue at Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Miss.; statue at Statehouse Grounds, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Presumably named for: Oliver Hazard Perry
  Relatives: Married, May 15, 1845, to Lucinda Maria Burbank (sister of John Albyne Burbank); father of John M. Morton.
  Political family: Kibbey-Burbank-Morton-Cunningham family of Indiana.
  Cross-reference: William R. Holloway
  Morton counties in Kan. and N.Dak. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) — also known as John S. Mosby; "The Gray Ghost" — of Bristol, Va.; Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va. Born in Powhatan County, Va., December 6, 1833. In 1852, he shot and wounded George R. Turpin, with whom he had quarreled; arrested and tried, ultimately convicted only of the misdemeanor charge of unlawful shooting and sentenced to one year in jail; pardoned by Gov. Joseph Johnson in 1853; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, 1878-85. Scottish and Welsh ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., May 30, 1916 (age 82 years, 176 days). Interment at Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Daniel Mosby and Virginia (McLaurine) Mosby; married, December 30, 1857, to Pauline Clarke (daughter of Beverly Leonidas Clarke).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John S. Mosby (built 1943 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George Richard Moscone (1929-1978) — also known as George Moscone — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., November 24, 1929. Democrat. Candidate for California state assembly, 1960; member of California state senate, 1966-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968, 1972; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1976-78; died in office 1978. Shot and killed, along with Supervisor Harvey Milk, by Supervisor Dan White, in his office in San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, Calif., November 27, 1978 (age 49 years, 3 days). Interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of George Joseph Moscone and Lena Moscone; married 1954 to Gina Bondanza.
  The George R. Moscone Convention Center, in San Francisco, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Edward Moss (1911-2003) — also known as Frank E. Moss; Ted Moss; "The Conscience of the Senate" — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah, September 23, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1952 (alternate), 1972; candidate for Governor of Utah, 1956; U.S. Senator from Utah, 1959-77; defeated, 1976. Mormon. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions. Died, from pneumonia, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, January 29, 2003 (age 91 years, 128 days). Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Harriet Maud Martin (Nixon) Moss and James Edward Moss; married to Phyllis Hart.
  Cross-reference: Allan Turner Howe
  The Frank E. Moss U.S. Courthouse (built 1905, expanded in 1912 and 1932, renamed for Moss 1990), in Salt Lake City, Utah, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877) — also known as J. Lothrop Motley — of Massachusetts. Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 15, 1814. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1840; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1861-67; Great Britain, 1869-70. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910. Died in Dorset, England, May 29, 1877 (age 63 years, 44 days). Interment at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John L. Motley (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; bombed and sank in the harbor at Bari, Italy, 1943) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) — also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., June 2, 1875. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Episcopalian. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis; Rotary. Vice-president of General Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., February 18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261 days). Entombed at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Charles S. Mott High School, in Waterford, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Junius William Mottley (1812-1836) — also known as William Mottley — of Texas. Born in 1812. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Goliad, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence. Killed at the battle of San Jacinto, Harris County, Tex., April 21, 1836 (age about 23 years). Interment at San Jacinto Park Cemetery, La Porte, Tex.
  Motley County, Tex. is named for him.
  William Moultrie (1730-1805) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., November 23, 1730. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1783-84; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1784; Governor of South Carolina, 1785-87, 1792-94; member of South Carolina state senate, 1787-92. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., September 27, 1805 (age 74 years, 308 days). Original interment at Windsor Hill Plantation, North Charleston, S.C.; reinterment in 1977 at Fort Moultrie National Monument, Sullivan's Island, S.C.; cenotaph at St. James Goose Creek Episcopal Churchyard, Goose Creek, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Moultrie and Lucretia (Cooper) Moultrie; half-brother of Alexander Moultrie; married 1749 to Elizabeth Damaris de St. Julien.
  Moultrie County, Ill. is named for him.
  Fort Moultrie, in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John E. Mower — of Washington County, Minn. Member Minnesota territorial council 1st District, 1854-55; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 22, 1875. Burial location unknown.
  Mower County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Henry Andrew Mucci (1911-1997) — also known as Henry A. Mucci; "Hero of Cabanatuan" — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., March 4, 1911. Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; led famed raid in 1945 on a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines which rescued the survivors of the Bataan Death March; automobile dealer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1946. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died, of a stroke, in Melbourne, Brevard County, Fla., April 20, 1997 (age 86 years, 47 days). Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1947 to Marion Fountain.
  The Henry Mucci Highway (Route 25), in Trumbull, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807) — of Virginia; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pa., October 12, 1746. Democrat. Pastor; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1774; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95, 1799-1801 (at-large 1789-91, 1st District 1793-95, 1799-1801); delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1801; resigned 1801; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1802-07. Lutheran; later Episcopalian. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 1, 1807 (age 60 years, 354 days). Interment at Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and Anna Maria (Weiser) Muhlenberg; brother of Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg; married, November 6, 1770, to Anna Barbara Meyer; father of Francis Swaine Muhlenberg; uncle of Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg; granduncle of Henry Augustus Muhlenberg; great-granduncle of Henry Ernestus Muhlenberg; second great-grandfather of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg; second great-granduncle of Hiester Henry Muhlenberg.
  Political family: Muhlenberg-Hiester family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Muhlenberg County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Lowndes Muldrow (1837-1905) — also known as Henry L. Muldrow — of Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Miss. Born in Clay County, Miss., February 8, 1837. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; district attorney, 6th District, 1869-71; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1875-76; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1877-85; delegate to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1890; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1892; chancellor, 1st District, 1899-1905. Died in Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Miss., March 1, 1905 (age 68 years, 21 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Miss.
  The town of Muldrow, Oklahoma, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  José Luis Alberto Muñoz=Marin (1898-1980) — also known as Luis Muñoz=Marin; "Father of Modern Puerto Rico" — Born in Old San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, February 18, 1898. Author; Governor of Puerto Rico, 1949-65. Puerto Rican ancestry. Died in San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, April 30, 1980 (age 82 years, 72 days). Entombed at Mausoleo Luis Muñoz Rivera, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.
  Relatives: Son of Luis Muñoz=Rivera and Amalia Marin=Castilla; married, July 1, 1919, to Muna Lee; father of Victoria Melo=Muñoz.
  Political family: Munoz family.
  The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (opened 1955 as Puerto Rico International Airport, renamed 1985), in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is named for him.  — Luis Muñoz Marín High School, in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Paul Murrah (1904-1975) — also known as Alfred P. Murrah — of Oklahoma. Born in Tishomingo, Johnston County, Okla., October 27, 1904. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1937-40; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1937-40; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1937-40; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1940-70. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons. Died, in University Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., October 30, 1975 (age 71 years, 3 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (opened 1977, destroyed by truck bomb 1995), in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Edwards Bobo Murray (1854-1894) — of Anderson, Anderson County, S.C. Born in Newberry District (now Newberry County), S.C., February 5, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; chair of Anderson County Democratic Party, 1878-90; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Anderson County, 1878-84; involved in a dispute over alcohol prohibition in Anderson County, which he supported; on September 15, 1885, in the public square of Anderson, S.C., he was shot at by John Brown Moore, and fired back, injuring Moore; charges against him were dismissed; member of South Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1886-90. Baptist. Member, Sons of Temperance. Drowned while rescuing his daughter in a swimming pond, Anderson, Anderson County, S.C., July 7, 1894 (age 40 years, 152 days). Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Scott Murray and Claudia Rebecca (Edwards) Murray; married, May 9, 1876, to Mary Eva Sloan.
  Murray Avenue, in Anderson, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eli Huston Murray (1843-1896) — also known as Eli H. Murray — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Ky., February 10, 1843. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1872; Governor of Utah Territory, 1880-86. Died of diabetes, in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., November 18, 1896 (age 53 years, 282 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  The city of Murray, Utah, is named for him.
  Thomas W. Murray (1790-1832) — of Georgia. Born in 1790. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1818; Speaker of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1818. Died in 1832 (age about 42 years). Burial location unknown.
  Murray County, Ga. is named for him.
  William Henry David Murray (1869-1956) — also known as William H. Murray; "Alfalfa Bill"; "Cocklebur Bill"; "Bolivia Bill"; "The Sage of Tishomingo" — of Tishomingo, Johnston County, Okla. Born near Collinsville, Grayson County, Tex., November 21, 1869. Democrat. Candidate for Texas state senate, 1890; delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1907-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912 (speaker), 1916; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1913-17 (at-large 1913-15, 4th District 1915-17); defeated, 1940; Governor of Oklahoma, 1931-35; defeated in primary, 1918, 1938; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1942. Member, Freemasons. Died October 15, 1956 (age 86 years, 329 days). Interment at Tishomingo Cemetery, Tishomingo, Okla.
  Relatives: Brother of George T. Murray; father of Johnston Murray.
  Political family: Murray family of Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
  Murray County, Okla. and Alfalfa County, Okla. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  William Pitt Murray (c.1825-1910) — also known as William P. Murray; Bill Murray — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, about 1825. Member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1852-53, 1857; member Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1854-55; President of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1855; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 1, 1863, 1868; member of Minnesota state senate, 1866-67, 1875-76 (1st District 1866-67, 23rd District 1875-76). Irish ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., June 20, 1910 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: William Pitt
  Murray County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Albinus Nance (1848-1911) — of Osceola, Polk County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in La Fayette, Stark County, Ill., March 30, 1848. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1875-78; Speaker of the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1877-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1876; Governor of Nebraska, 1879-83; president, Osceola Bank and Stromsburg Bank, 1879-88. Congregationalist. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 6, 1911 (age 63 years, 251 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Hiram Nance and Sarah R. (Smith) Nance; married, September 30, 1875, to Sarah White.
  Nance County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abner Nash (1740-1786) — of Jones County, N.C. Born near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., August 8, 1740. Lawyer; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1761-65; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1777-78, 1782, 1784-85; member of North Carolina state senate from Jones County, 1779; Governor of North Carolina, 1780-81; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-86; died in office 1786. Welsh ancestry. Died while attending a session of the Continental Congress, in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 2, 1786 (age 46 years, 116 days). Original interment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Pembroke Plantation Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Abner Nash (1685-1732) and Elizabeth (Hinton) Nash; brother of Francis Nash; married 1766 to Justina Davis Dobbs; married 1774 to Mary Whiting Jones.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Abner Nash (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Nash (1742-1777) — of Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., 1742. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1764; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Welsh ancestry. During the Battle of Germanown, he was hit by cannonball and musket shot, was mortally wounded, and died soon after, in Montgomery County, Pa., October 7, 1777 (age about 35 years). Interment at Towamencin Mennonite Churchyard, Near Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Abner Nash (1685-1732) and Elizabeth (Hinton) Nash; brother of Abner Nash (1740-1786); married to Sally Moore.
  Nash County, N.C. is named for him.
  The city of Nashville, Tennessee, is named for him.  — The town of Nashville, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) — also known as William H. Natcher — of Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. Born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., September 11, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; Warren County Attorney, 1938-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; commonwealth attorney, 8th District, 1951-53; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died in office 1994. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Died, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 29, 1994 (age 84 years, 199 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher; married, June 17, 1937, to Virginia Reardon.
  The William H. Natcher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is named for him.  — The William H. Natcher Parkway (opened 1972 as the Green River Parkway; renamed 1994; redesignated 2018 as Interstate 165, without the Natcher name), which ran through Warren, Butler, Ohio, and Daviess counties, Kentucky, was named for him.  — The William H. Natcher Bridge (opened 2002), which takes U.S. Highway 231 over the Ohio River, between Daviess County, Kentucky and Spencer County, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) — of Texas. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., February 27, 1795. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Bexar, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1838-39; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1845; member of Texas state senate, 1846-49. Catholic. Member, Freemasons. Died January 13, 1871 (age 75 years, 320 days). Interment at San Fernando Cemetery #1, San Antonio, Tex.; statue at Navarro County Courthouse Grounds, Corsicana, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of Angel Navarro III; nephew of José Francisco Ruiz; uncle by marriage of William Gordon Cooke.
  Political family: Navarro family of San Antonio, Texas.
  Navarro County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nelson E. Nelson — of Pembina, Pembina County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Pembina, Pembina County, N.Dak. Born in Norway. Republican. Member Dakota territorial council, 1881-82; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1884; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1891. Norwegian ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Nelson County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738-1789) — of Virginia. Born in Yorktown, York County, Va., December 26, 1738. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-77, 1779-80; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Virginia, 1781. Member, Freemasons. Died in Hanover County, Va., January 4, 1789 (age 50 years, 9 days). Interment at Grace Churchyard, Yorktown, Va.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Father of Hugh Nelson.
  Nelson counties in Ky. and Va. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  James Willis Nesmith (1820-1885) — also known as James W. Nesmith — of Salem, Marion County, Ore.; Rickreall, Polk County, Ore. Born in New Brunswick of American parents, July 23, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1861-67; U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1873-75. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Rickreall, Polk County, Ore., June 17, 1885 (age 64 years, 329 days). Interment at Nesmith Family Cemetery, Rickreall, Ore.
  Relatives: Father of Jennie Nesmith (who married Levi Ankeny) and Harriet K. Nesmith (who married Lewis Linn McArthur); grandfather of Clifton Nesmith McArthur; cousin *** of Joseph Gardner Wilson.
  Political family: Nesmith-McArthur family of Oregon.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James W. Nesmith (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; damaged by a torpedo and later scuttled in the North Sea, 1946) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Calhoun Newland (1860-1938) — also known as William C. Newland; Will Newland — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Marion, McDowell County, N.C., October 8, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1881-82; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1887-88, 1901-02; resigned 1902; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Caldwell County, 1889-90, 1903-04; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1904; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912, 1928. Methodist. Died November 18, 1938 (age 78 years, 41 days). Interment somewhere in Lenoir, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Joseph Columbus Newland and Laura Melissa (Conley) Newland; married to Jessie Hendry.
  The town of Newland, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Daniel Newnan (c.1780-1851) — of McDonough, Henry County, Ga. Born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., about 1780. Planter; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1831-33. Slaveowner. Died in Walker County (part now in Catoosa County), Ga., January 16, 1851 (age about 71 years). Interment at Newnan Springs Churchyard, Newnan Springs, Ga.
  The city of Newnan, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Newton (1810-1883) — of Volinia, Cass County, Mich. Born in Preble County, Ohio, August 10, 1810. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1858-59. English ancestry. Died in Volinia, Cass County, Mich., January 23, 1883 (age 72 years, 166 days). Interment at Crane Cemetery, Volinia, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James Newton and Mary Newton; married 1837 to Esther Green.
  Newton Woods (original oak-hickory forest, a National Natural Landmark), in Volinia, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Willoughby Newton (1804-1853) — also known as Thomas W. Newton — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Alexandria, Va., January 18, 1804. Whig. Member of Arkansas state senate, 1844-48; U.S. Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1847; defeated, 1848. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 22, 1853 (age 49 years, 247 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Newton County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) — also known as Harry W. Nice — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., December 5, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1936; Governor of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Moose; Junior Order; Elks; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Knights of Khorassan. Died in Richmond, Va., February 25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice; married 1906 to Edna Viola Amos; uncle of Deeley K. Nice; granduncle of Harry Whinna Nice III.
  Political family: Nice family of Baltimore, Maryland.
  The Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (opened 1940, named 1967), which carries U.S. Route 301 across the Potomac River from Newburg, Maryland to Dahlgren, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  George Nicholas (1753-1799) — of Albemarle County, Va. Born in Williamsburg, Va., August 11, 1753. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1781; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Albemarle County, 1788; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1789, 1793; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; Kentucky state attorney general, 1792. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., July 25, 1799 (age 45 years, 348 days). Interment at Old Episcopal Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780) and Ann (Cary) Nicholas; brother of Elizabeth Nicholas (who married Edmund Jenings Randolph), Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; married to Mary Smith; father of Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857) and Henrietta Morrison Nicholas (who married Richard Hawes); uncle of Peyton Randolph; granduncle of Peter Myndert Dox and Edmund Randolph; great-grandfather of Harry Bartow Hawes; great-granduncle of Edmund Randolph Cocke; second great-granduncle of Francis Beverley Biddle; first cousin once removed of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); first cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall and James Keith Marshall; second cousin of Carter Bassett Harrison and William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); second cousin once removed of John Scott Harrison; second cousin twice removed of Carter Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); second cousin thrice removed of Connally Findlay Trigg, Russell Benjamin Harrison, Carter Henry Harrison II, Richard Evelyn Byrd and William Welby Beverley; second cousin four times removed of Harry Flood Byrd and William Henry Harrison (1896-1990); second cousin five times removed of Harry Flood Byrd Jr.; third cousin of Burwell Bassett; third cousin twice removed of Montgomery Blair and Francis Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of James Lawrence Blair, Francis Preston Blair Lee and Gist Blair.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Woodbury-Holden family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Nicholas County, Ky. is named for him.
  The city of Nicholasville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761-1820) — also known as Wilson C. Nicholas — of Charlottesville, Va. Born in Virginia, January 31, 1761. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1784-88, 1789, 1794-1800; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Albemarle County, 1788; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1799-1804; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1807-09 (21st District 1807-09, 20th District 1809); Governor of Virginia, 1814-16. Slaveowner. Died October 10, 1820 (age 59 years, 253 days). Interment at Monticello Graveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780) and Anne (Cary) Nicholas; brother of Elizabeth Nicholas (who married Edmund Jenings Randolph), George Nicholas and John Nicholas; father of Jane Hollins Nicholas (who married Thomas Jefferson Randolph); uncle of Peyton Randolph and Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); granduncle of Peter Myndert Dox and Edmund Randolph; great-granduncle of Edmund Randolph Cocke and Harry Bartow Hawes; second great-granduncle of Francis Beverley Biddle; first cousin once removed of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); first cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall and James Keith Marshall; second cousin of Carter Bassett Harrison and William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); second cousin once removed of John Scott Harrison; second cousin twice removed of Carter Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); second cousin thrice removed of Connally Findlay Trigg, Russell Benjamin Harrison, Carter Henry Harrison II, Richard Evelyn Byrd and William Welby Beverley; second cousin four times removed of Harry Flood Byrd and William Henry Harrison (1896-1990); second cousin five times removed of Harry Flood Byrd Jr.; third cousin of Burwell Bassett; third cousin twice removed of Montgomery Blair and Francis Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of James Lawrence Blair, Francis Preston Blair Lee and Gist Blair.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Nicholas County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
Francis T. Nicholls Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls (1834-1912) — also known as Francis T. Nicholls — of Napoleonville, Assumption Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, La., August 20, 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost an arm in the battle of Winchester, Va.; lost a foot at Chancellorsville; Governor of Louisiana, 1877-80, 1888-92; chief justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1892-1904; appointed 1892; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1904-11; resigned 1911. Died near Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La., January 4, 1912 (age 77 years, 137 days). Entombed at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Thibodaux, La.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Clark Nicholls and Louisa Hannah (Drake) Nicholls; married 1861 to Caroline Zilpha Guion.
  Nicholls State University (founded 1948 as Francis T. Nicholls Junior College; became a state college 1956; became a university 1970) in Thibodaux, Louisiana, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Eugene Hoffman Nickerson (1918-2002) — also known as Eugene H. Nickerson — of Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Orange, Essex County, N.J., August 2, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Circuit Judge Augustus N. Hand, 1943-44, and for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harlan F. Stone, 1944-46; Nassau County Executive, 1962-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964, 1972; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1977-94; took senior status 1994; senior judge, 1994-2002. His right arm was paralyzed by polio in his youth. Died, from complications of ulcer surgery, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 2002 (age 83 years, 152 days). Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Hoffman Nickerson and Ruth Constance (Comstock) Nickerson; married to Marie-Louise Steiner; grandnephew of Stephen Westcott Nickerson.
  Political family: Nickerson family.
  Nickerson Beach Park, in Lido Beach, New York, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John George Nicolay (1832-1901) — also known as John G. Nicolay; Johann Georg — Born in Essingen, Germany, February 26, 1832. Newspaper editor; private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln, 1861-65; U.S. Consul in Paris, as of 1865-69. Died in Washington, D.C., September 26, 1901 (age 69 years, 212 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John G. Nicolay (built 1943 at Richmond, California; sold 1947, scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John G. Nicolay: Michael Burlingame, ed., Abraham Lincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay
  Pat Nixon (1912-1993) — also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan; "Starlight" — of California. Born in Ely, White Pine County, Nev., March 16, 1912. Republican. School teacher; Second Lady of the United States, 1953-61; First Lady of the United States, 1969-74; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972. Female. Protestant. Irish and German ancestry. Died, from lung cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen County, N.J., June 22, 1993 (age 81 years, 98 days). Interment at Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
  Relatives: Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan; married, June 21, 1940, to Richard Milhous Nixon.
  Political families: Eisenhower-Nixon family; Carroll family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Patricia Nixon Elementary School (opened 1973; now Nixon Academy), in Cerritos, California, is named for her.  — Pat Nixon Park (established 1969), in Cerritos, California, is named for her.
  Epitaph: "Even when people can't speak your language, they can tell if you have love in your heart."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James Noble (1785-1831) — of Brookville, Franklin County, Ind. Born near Berryville, Clarke County, Va., December 16, 1785. Lawyer; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; member Indiana territorial council, 1815; circuit judge in Indiana, 1815; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1816-31; died in office 1831. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 26, 1831 (age 45 years, 72 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Brother of Noah Noble and Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869); father of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837).
  Political family: Noble family of Indiana.
  Noble County, Ind. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
John W. Noble John Willock Noble (1831-1912) — also known as John W. Noble — of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, October 26, 1831. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1867-70; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1889-93. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 22, 1912 (age 80 years, 148 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Col. John Noble and Catherine McDill Noble; married 1864 to Lizabeth Halstead.
  Noble County, Okla. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: History of Iowa (1903)
  William H. Nobles (1816-1876) — of Minnesota. Born in New York, 1816. Member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives, 1854, 1856 (6th District 1854, 2nd District 1856); served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., December 28, 1876 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Nobles County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  John Ignatius Nolan (1874-1922) — also known as John I. Nolan — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 14, 1874. Republican. Iron molder; officer, International Iron Moulders Union; secretary, San Francisco Labor Council, 1912; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1913-22; died in office 1922. Died November 18, 1922 (age 48 years, 308 days). Interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James Nolan and Sarah Nolan; married, March 23, 1913, to Mae Ella Hunt.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John I. Nolan (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; wrecked and scrapped 1947) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
George W. Norris George William Norris (1861-1944) — also known as George W. Norris — of McCook, Red Willow County, Neb. Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, July 11, 1861. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 14th District, 1896-1903; resigned 1903; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1903-13; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43; defeated (Independent), 1942; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in McCook, Red Willow County, Neb., September 2, 1944 (age 83 years, 53 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook, Neb.
  Relatives: Married 1890 to Pluma Lashley; married 1903 to Ella Leonard; grandfather of Harvey Frans Nelson Jr..
  Norris Dam (built 1933-36), on the Clinch River, in Anderson and Campbell counties, Tennessee, and the Norris Lake reservoir, which also extends into Claiborne, Grainger, and Union counties, are named for him.  — The city of Norris, Tennessee, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS George W. Norris (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia; wrecked and lost in the North Pacific Ocean, 1946) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Books about George Norris: John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1961)
  Stephen Friel Nuckolls (1825-1879) — of Linden, Clay County, Mo.; Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb.; Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Grayson County, Va., August 16, 1825. Democrat. Merchant; member of Nebraska territorial legislature, 1859; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1869-71; member Wyoming territorial council, 1871. Founder of Nebraska City, Nebraska. Slaveowner. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, February 14, 1879 (age 53 years, 182 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Nuckolls County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (b. 1938) — also known as Sam Nunn — of Perry, Houston County, Ga. Born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., September 8, 1938. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1969-72; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1972-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Theta. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of Carl Vinson.
  Cross-reference: Richard Ray
  The Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, in Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James Warren Nye (1814-1876) — also known as James W. Nye — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Carson City, Nev. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., June 10, 1814. Republican. Lawyer; Madison County Surrogate, 1844-47; Madison County Judge, 1847-51; Free Soil candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1848; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860; Governor of Nevada Territory, 1861-64; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1864-73; member of Republican National Committee from Nevada, 1870-. Died in White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y., December 25, 1876 (age 62 years, 198 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Nye and Thankful (Crocker) Nye; married 1839 to Elsie Ann Benson.
  Nye County, Nev. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James W. Nye (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Barack Hussein Obama Jr. (b. 1961) — also known as Barack Obama; "The Messiah"; "Renegade"; "The Loin King" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, August 4, 1961. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate 13th District, 1997-2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2004 (speaker), 2008; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 2005-08; resigned 2008; President of the United States, 2009-17; received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. United Church of Christ. Kenyan ancestry. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Son of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. and Stanley Ann (Dunham) Obama; married, October 18, 1992, to Michelle LaVaughn Robinson.
  Cross-reference: Joe Wilson — Philip J. Berg — Rod Blagojevich — Timothy W. Jones
  Barack Obama Elementary School (formerly J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School; renamed 2018), in Richmond, Virginia, is named for him.
  Campaign slogan (2008): "Yes We Can!"
  Campaign slogan (2008): "Change We Can Believe In."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Barack Obama: Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance (2004) — The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaimig the American Dream (2006)
  Books about Barack Obama: Steve Dougherty, Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama — David Mendell, Obama: From Promise to Power — John K. Wilson, Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest — Shelby Steele, A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win — Joseph Vogel, The Obama Movement: Why Barack Obama Speaks to America's Youth — Jodi Kantor, The Obamas — David Maraniss, Barack Obama: The Making of the Man — Jonathan Alter, The Promise: President Obama, Year One — Pete Souza, The Rise of Barack Obama — Jonathan Alter, The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies — Chuck Todd, The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House
  Critical books about Barack Obama: Webster Griffin Tarpley, Obama - The Postmodern Coup: Making of a Manchurian Candidate — Gordon Heslop, The Hope of Audacity: Barack Obama, A Bad Choice — Edward Klein, The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House — Michelle Malkin, Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies — David Limbaugh, The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic — David Limbaugh, Crimes Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack Obama — Dinesh D'Souza, The Roots of Obama's Rage — David Freddoso, Gangster Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington Thugocracy — Stanley Kurtz, Radical-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American Socialism — Jerome R. Corsi, The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality — Jack Cashill, Deconstructing Obama: The Life, Loves, and Letters of America's First Postmodern President — Kate Obenshain, Divider-in-Chief: The Fraud of Hope and Change — Dinesh D'Souza, Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream — Dinesh D'Souza, The Roots of Obama's Rage — Phyllis Schlafly & George Neumayr, No Higher Power: Obama's War on Religious Freedom
  Michelle Obama (b. 1964) — also known as Michelle LaVaughn Robinson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 17, 1964. Democrat. Lawyer; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020; First Lady of the United States, 2009-17. Female. African ancestry. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Daughter of Fraser Robinson III and Marian (Shields) Robinson; married, October 18, 1992, to Barack Hussein Obama Jr..
  The Michelle Obama Library, in Long Beach, California, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Michelle Obama: Jodi Kantor, The Obamas — Rachel L. Swarns, American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama — Mary Tomer, Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy — Liza Mundy, Michelle: A Biography
  Presley Neville O'Bannon (1776-1850) — also known as "The Hero of Deme" — of Russellville, Logan County, Ky. Born in Fauquier County, Va., 1776. During the war against the Barbary pirates, as lieutenant, he led a detachment of U.S. Marines and assorted mercenaries to Deme, in North Africa, in 1805, to rescue an American crew held captive by the Pasha of Tripoli; the words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the Marine Hymn commemorate these events; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1812, 1817, 1820-21; member of Kentucky state senate, 1824-26. Irish ancestry. Died in Henry County, Ky., September 12, 1850 (age about 74 years). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1919 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William O'Bannon and Anne (Neville) O'Bannon; ancestor *** of Lew O'Bannon, Robert Presley O'Bannon and Frank Lewis O'Bannon.
  Political family: O'Bannon family of Corydon, Indiana.
  Three U.S. Navy destroyers (launched in 1919, 1942, and 1978) were named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jeremiah O'Brien (1744-1818) — of Machias, Washington County, Maine. Born in Kittery, York County, Maine, 1744. Captain in the Massachusetts State Navy; commanded ships during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1811-18; died in office 1818. Irish ancestry. Died in Machias, Washington County, Maine, 1818 (age about 74 years). Interment at O'Brien Cemetery, Machias, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Morris O'Brien and Mary O'Brien.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; now a museum ship) is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known as Donal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., September 10, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit by a mortar round and lost his lower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard W. Cannon; Governor of Nevada, 1971-79; executive editor, Las Vegas Sun newspaper. Catholic. Suffered a heart attack at St. Viator Catholic Church, and died soon after in a hospital, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., March 5, 2004 (age 74 years, 177 days). Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.
  The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Bridge (opened 2010), over the Colorado River between Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada, was partly named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (b. 1989) — also known as Sandy Ocasio; "AOC" — Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., October 13, 1989. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 2019-. Female. Catholic. Puerto Rican ancestry. She is the youngest woman ever to serve in the U.S. Congress The minor planet (asteroid) 23238 Ocasio-Cortez (discovered 2000), is named for her. Still living as of 2021.
  Relatives: Daughter of Sergio Ocasio-Roman and Blanca Ocasio-Cortez.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Campaign web site (2021)
  William Beck Ochiltree (1811-1867) — of Marshall, Harrison County, Tex. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., October 18, 1811. Judge of Texas Republic, 1842; Texas Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1845-46; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1855; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1859, 1866; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Jefferson, Marion County, Tex., December 27, 1867 (age 56 years, 70 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of Thomas Peck Ochiltree.
  Ochiltree County, Tex. is named for him.
  Stephen Cornelius O'Connell (1916-2001) — also known as Stephen C. O'Connell — of Florida. Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., January 22, 1916. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1955-67; appointed 1955; chief justice of Florida state supreme court, 1966-67; first Catholic to win a statewide election in Florida, 1956; president, University of Florida, 1967-73. Catholic. Died, of cancer, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., April 13, 2001 (age 85 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  The O'Connell Center sports arena, at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, is named for him.
Tasker L. Oddie Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) — also known as Tasker L. Oddie — of Nye County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 20, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; real estate business; mining business; Nye County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada state senate, 1904-08; Governor of Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1932, 1940 (alternate). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120 days). Interment at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson (Prout) Oddie; married, November 30, 1916, to Daisy Rendall.
  Oddie Boulevard, in Reno and Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (1906-1980) — also known as Jacqueline C. Odlum; Jackie Odlum; Bessie Lee Pittman; Jacqueline Cochran — Born in Muscogee, Escambia County, Fla., May 11, 1906. Republican. Beautician; airplane pilot; during World War II, she trained many women pilots for duty ferrying supplies; she was the first woman ever to take off and land on an aircraft carrier, the first woman pilot ever to break the sound barrier, and to exceed Mach 2; in 1952, she was one of the leaders of the "Draft Ike" movement to nominate Dwight D. Eisenhower for president; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 29th District, 1956; elected to Aviation Hall of Fame, 1971. Female. Died in Indio, Riverside County, Calif., August 7, 1980 (age 74 years, 88 days). Interment at Coachella Valley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Calif.
  Relatives: Daughter of Ira Pittman and Mary (Grant) Pittman; married 1936 to Floyd Odlum.
  Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, in Thermal, California, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Butler Ogden (1805-1877) — also known as William B. Ogden — of Delaware County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y. Born in Walton, Delaware County, N.Y., June 15, 1805. Member of New York state assembly from Delaware County, 1835; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1837-38; member of Illinois state senate 1st District, 1861-62; president, Union Pacific Railroad, 1862-63. Died in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y., August 3, 1877 (age 72 years, 49 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Ogden Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Williamson Simpson Oldham (1813-1868) — Born in Franklin County, Tenn., July 19, 1813. Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1838; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1842; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1846; candidate for Texas state house of representatives, 1853; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1859; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died of typhoid fever in Houston, Harris County, Tex., May 8, 1868 (age 54 years, 294 days). Original interment at Episcopal Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; reinterment in 1938 at Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Tex.
  Oldham County, Tex. is named for him.
  Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) — also known as Ransom E. Olds — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, June 3, 1864. Republican. Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor Vehicle Company, maker of the first commercially successful American-made automobile; founder in 1905 of the REO Motor Car Company (later, the Olds company became the Oldsmobile division of General Motors, and Reo became part of truck manufacturer Diamond Reo); owner of several hotels; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., August 26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84 days). Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds; married, June 5, 1889, to Metta Ursula Woodward; second cousin thrice removed of Martin Olds.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Olds Hall (built 1917 for the College of Engineering, now used as offices), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.  — The city of Oldsmar, Florida, is named for him.  — R. E. Olds Park, on the waterfront in Oldsmar, FLorida, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Kemble Oliver — also known as Henry K. Oliver — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Massachusetts state treasurer, 1861-66; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1873; mayor of Salem, Mass., 1877-80. Burial location unknown.
  Oliver Street, in Salem, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  David Olmsted (1822-1861) — also known as David Olmstead — of Clayton County, Iowa; Belle Prairie, Morrison County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Fairfax, Franklin County, Vt., May 5, 1822. Democrat. Newspaper work; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Clayton County, 1846; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1854-55. Died in Fairfax, Franklin County, Vt., February 2, 1861 (age 38 years, 273 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Half-brother of Samuel Baldwin Olmstead; married to Parma West Stevens (granddaughter of James Fisk).
  Political family: Olmsted-Fisk-Stevens family of Vermont and Massachusetts.
  Olmsted County, Minn. is named for him.
  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994) — also known as Jackie Onassis; Jaqueline Lee Bouvier; Jacqueline Kennedy — Born in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 28, 1929. First Lady of the United States, 1961-63. Female. Catholic. Died, from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 19, 1994 (age 64 years, 295 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Step-daughter of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; daughter of John Vernou Bouvier and Janet Norton (Lee) Bouvier; step-sister of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr. and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III; married, September 12, 1953, to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; brother of Jean Kennedy Smith; grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald); married 1968 to Aristotle Socrates Onassis; mother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr..
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School for International Careers, in Manhattan, New York, is named for her.  — Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Hall, at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., is named for her.  — Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, in Central Park, Manhattan, New York, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890) — also known as Edward A. O'Neal — of Alabama. Born in Madison County, Ala., September 21, 1818. Lawyer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; Governor of Alabama, 1882-86. Died in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., November 7, 1890 (age 72 years, 47 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Florence, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Edward O'Neal and Rebecca (Wheat) O'Neal; married, April 12, 1838, to Olivia Moore; father of Emmet O'Neal.
  O'Neal Bridge (built 1939), on U.S. 43, over the Tennessee River between Florence and Sheffield, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) — also known as Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.; "Tip" — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 9, 1912. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1937-52; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952, 1960, 1964; Honorary Chair, 1984; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District 1953-63, 8th District 1963-87); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1977-87. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991. Died, of cardiac arrest, in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 5, 1994 (age 81 years, 27 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill; married, June 17, 1941, to Mildred Anne Miller; father of Thomas P. O'Neill III.
  The O'Neill Tunnel (opened 2003), which carries Interstate 93, Highway 1, and Route 3, in Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Thomas P. O'Neill: Man of the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill (1989)
  Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: John Aloysius Farrell, Tip O' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography — Chris Matthews, Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked
  Image source: Public Officers of Massachusetts, 1979-80
  Miguel Antonio Otero II (1859-1944) — also known as Miguel A. Otero — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M.; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama). Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 17, 1859. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1892, 1900, 1904; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1897-1906; treasurer of New Mexico Territory, 1909-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone, 1920, 1924; member of Democratic National Committee from Canal Zone, 1920-24; member of Democratic National Committee from New Mexico, 1920. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., August 7, 1944 (age 84 years, 295 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Lafayette Emmett; son of Miguel Antonio Otero and Mary Josephine (Blackwood) Otero; married, December 19, 1888, to Caroline V. Emmett; married, October 1, 1913, to Maude P. Frost.
  Political family: Otero-Emmett family of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  Otero County, N.M. is named for him.
  Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 8, 1765. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1796, 1803-05; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1803-05; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1796; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1797-1801; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1805; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1814; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1817-22; Federalist candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1823; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1829-32. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 28, 1848 (age 83 years, 20 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Allyne Otis and Elizabeth (Gray) Otis; married, May 31, 1790, to Sally Foster; grandfather of James Otis (1836-1898); second great-grandfather of Robert Helyer Thayer; second cousin once removed of Nathaniel Freeman Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Benjamin Fessenden and Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden; second cousin thrice removed of Albert Clinton Griswold; third cousin of Asahel Otis; third cousin once removed of Oran Gray Otis, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, Asa H. Otis, John Otis, William Shaw Chandler Otis, David Perry Otis, Harris F. Otis, James Otis (1826-1875) and Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917); third cousin twice removed of Charles Augustus Otis, Sr., George Lorenzo Otis, John Grant Otis, Norton Prentiss Otis, Lauren Ford Otis and Charles Eugene Otis; fourth cousin of Chillus Doty; fourth cousin once removed of James Duane Doty, George Bailey Loring and Abraham Lansing.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut; Lansing family of New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Harrison, Maine, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Harrison Gray Otis Blake
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Washington County, Ohio, February 10, 1837. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1892; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Died, from a rupture of the heart, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 30, 1917 (age 80 years, 170 days). Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Dyer) Otis and Stephen Otis; married, September 11, 1859, to Eliza A. Wetherby; second cousin of Oran Gray Otis and David Perry Otis; second cousin once removed of Lauren Ford Otis; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Allyne Otis and Ralph Chester Otis; third cousin of Asa H. Otis; third cousin once removed of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) and Norton Prentiss Otis; fourth cousin of John Otis, William Shaw Chandler Otis, Harris F. Otis and James Otis.
  Political family: Otis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Harrison Gray Otis (built 1942-43 at Terminal Island, California; mined and beached at Gibraltar, 1943) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gary M. Owen (b. 1944) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Lawrence County, Ala., September 9, 1944. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 22nd District, 1973-88; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1983-88. Baptist. Member, Jaycees; Phi Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1995.
  The Gary M. Owen College of Business, at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, is named for him.
  John Owen (1787-1841) — of Bladen County, N.C. Born in Bladen County, N.C., 1787. Whig. Lawyer; planter; Governor of North Carolina, 1828-30; delegate to Whig National Convention from North Carolina, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; chair, Balloting Committee; member, Committee on Permanent Organization; chair, Committee to Notify Nominees; speaker). Died October 9, 1841 (age about 54 years). Interment somewhere in Pittsboro, N.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Owen (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  William Owsley (1782-1862) — of Kentucky. Born in Virginia, March 24, 1782. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1809; state court judge in Kentucky, 1813; member of Kentucky state senate, 1832; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1835-36; Governor of Kentucky, 1844-48. Died December 9, 1862 (age 80 years, 260 days). Interment at Bellview Cemetery, Danville, Ky.
  Owsley County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Henry T. Oxnard Henry Thomas Oxnard (1860-1922) — also known as Henry T. Oxnard — of Oxnard, Ventura County, Calif.; Upperville, Fauquier County, Va. Born in Marseille, France, June 22, 1860. Republican. President, later vice-president, American Beet Sugar Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1908. Died, from a heart attack, at the University Club, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 8, 1922 (age 61 years, 351 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Oxnard and Louise Adeline (Brown) Oxnard; married, November 15, 1900, to Marie Pichon.
  The city of Oxnard, California, is named for him.
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, April 1902
  Robert Asa Packer (1842-1883) — also known as R. A. Packer — of Wysox, Bradford County, Pa. Born in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe), Carbon County, Pa., November 18, 1842. Democrat. President, Northern Division, Lehigh Valley Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876, 1880. Died, of Bright's disease, in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., February 20, 1883 (age 40 years, 94 days). Original interment at Tioga Point Cemetery, Near Sayre, Bradford County, Pa.; reinterment in 1884 at Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Packer and Sarah Minerva (Blakeslee) Packer; married to Emily V. Piollet; nephew by marriage of Josef Marie Piollet; grandnephew of Daniel Packer; first cousin twice removed of Daniel Burrows; second cousin once removed of Lorenzo Burrows; second cousin thrice removed of Waightstill Avery; third cousin twice removed of Luther Hotchkiss; fourth cousin once removed of Jabez Williams Huntington, William Waigstill Avery, Jonathan R. Herrick, Alfred Avery Burnham and Doraf Wilmot Blakeslee.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Robert Packer Memorial Hospital (now Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital), in Sayre, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  John Page (1743-1808) — of Virginia. Born in Gloucester County, Va., April 17, 1743. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1780; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-97 (at-large 1789-91, 10th District 1791-93, 12th District 1793-97); Governor of Virginia, 1802-05. Slaveowner. Died in Richmond, Va., October 11, 1808 (age 65 years, 177 days). Interment at St. John's Churchyard, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Brother of Mann Page.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Page (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1959) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) — also known as Ralph Paiewonsky — of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (now Virgin Islands), November 9, 1907. Democrat. Manager or president of distillery, movie theaters, a liquor store and a gift shop; one of the organizers of the West Indies Bank and Trust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin Islands, 1940, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948, 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1956, 1964, 1980; member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of congestive heart failure, in St. Thomas Hospital, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, November 9, 1991 (age 84 years, 0 days). Entombed at Altona Jewish Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Paiewonsky and Rebecca (Kushner) Paiewonsky; married to Ethel Heller; uncle of Michael Albert Paiewonsky; granduncle of Sebastiano Paiewonsky Cassinelli.
  Political family: Paiewonsky family of New York.
  The Ralph M. Paiewonky Library, at the University of the Virgin Islands, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) — also known as A. Mitchell Palmer; "The Fighting Quaker" — of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Moosehead, Luzerne County, Pa., May 4, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; bank director; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1909-15; member of Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1912-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912 (speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914; U.S. Alien Property Custodian, 1917-19; U.S. Attorney General, 1919-21; target of assassination attempts in 1919; instigator of the "Palmer Raids" in 1919-20, in which over 10,000 legal immigrants were arrested and held for deportation; most were eventually released; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1932. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a heart condition following surgery for appendicitis, in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D.C., May 11, 1936 (age 64 years, 7 days). Interment at Laurelwood Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bernard Palmer and Caroline (Albert) Palmer; married, November 23, 1898, to Roberta Bartlett Dixon; married, August 29, 1923, to Margaret Fallon Burrall.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS A. Mitchell Palmer (built 1943 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
John M. Palmer John McAuley Palmer (1817-1900) — also known as John M. Palmer — of Carlinville, Macoupin County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Eagle Creek, Scott County, Ky., September 13, 1817. Lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1843-47; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Macoupin County, 1847; county judge in Illinois, 1849-52; member of Illinois state senate, 1852-56; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1856; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1859; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Illinois, 1869-73; defeated (Democratic), 1888; received 3 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1872; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1891-97; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896; Gold Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1896. Died in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., September 25, 1900 (age 83 years, 12 days). Interment at Carlinville City Cemetery, Carlinville, Ill.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John M. Palmer (built 1942-43 at Richmond, California; sold 1947; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
Carroll W. Parcher Carroll Wilmot Parcher (1903-1992) — also known as Carroll W. Parcher; "Mr. Glendale" — of Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 13, 1903. Republican. Newspaper editor-publisher, columnist; candidate for California state assembly, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952, 1956 (alternate); mayor of Glendale, Calif., 1977-78, 1979-81, 1984-85. Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis. Died, of cancer, in Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 31, 1992 (age 88 years, 200 days). Interment at Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Wilmot Parcher and Nannie (McBryde) Parcher; married, November 8, 1924, to Frances Morgan.
  Parcher Plaza, in the Glendale Civic Center, Glendale, California, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Glendale Public Library
George C. Pardee George Cooper Pardee (1857-1941) — also known as George C. Pardee — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., July 25, 1857. Physician; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1893-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1900, 1904, 1912, 1924; Governor of California, 1903-07; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., September 1, 1941 (age 84 years, 38 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch Homer Pardee and Mary Elizabeth (Pardee) Pardee; married, January 25, 1887, to Helen Newhall Penniman; grandnephew and second cousin twice removed of Aaron Pardee; first cousin once removed and third cousin once removed of Don Albert Pardee; third cousin twice removed of Jared Whitfield Pardee; fourth cousin once removed of Dwight Whitfield Pardee.
  Political family: Pardee family of New York.
  Pardee Dam (built 1929), and the Pardee Reservoir, on the Mokelumne River between Calaveras County and Amador County, California, are named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
John R. Park John Rockey Park (1833-1900) — also known as John R. Park — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, May 7, 1833. Republican. School teacher; president, University of Deseret (now University of Utah), 1869-92; Utah superintendent of public instruction, 1895-1900; died in office 1900. Mormon. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, September 29, 1900 (age 67 years, 145 days). Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of John Park and Anna Elizabeth (Waggoner) Park.
  The Park Building at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, is named for him.  — Draper Park School (built 1912; converted to city hall 1972; sold 2017), in Draper, Utah, was named for him.  — Draper Park Middle School (built 2013), in Draper, Utah, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John R. Park (built 1943 at Richmond, California; torpedoed and lost in the English Channel, 1945) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Salt Lake Herald, September 30, 1900
  Benjamin Parke (1777-1835) — of Vincennes, Knox County, Ind. Born in New Jersey, September 22, 1777. Lawyer; Indiana territory attorney general, 1804-08; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1805; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory, 1805-08; resigned 1808; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1817-35. Died in Salem, Washington County, Ind., July 12, 1835 (age 57 years, 293 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Parke County, Ind. is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Benjamin P. Avery
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Isaac Parker (1793-1883) — of Texas. Born in Elbert County, Ga., April 7, 1793. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1838-40, 1842-43; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1843-45; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas state senate, 1846-53; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1855-56. Died near Weatherford, Parker County, Tex., April 14, 1883 (age 90 years, 7 days). Interment at Turner Cemetery, Near Weatherford, Parker County, Tex.
  Parker County, Tex. is named for him.
Jessie M. Parker Jessie M. Parker (1879-1959) — of Lake Mills, Winnebago County, Iowa. Born in Black Hawk County, Iowa, February 25, 1879. Republican. School teacher and principal; Winnebago County Superintendent of Schools, 1915-27; Iowa superintendent of public instruction, 1939-54. Female. Member, Delta Kappa Gamma; Phi Theta Kappa; Order of the Eastern Star. Inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame, 1986. Died May 1, 1959 (age 80 years, 65 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Frederick H. Parker and Martha J. (Knapp) Parker.
  The Jessie Parker State Office Building, in Des Moines, Iowa, is named for her.
  Image source: Iowa Official Register 1951-52
  John Milliken Parker (1863-1939) — also known as John M. Parker — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Washington, St. Landry Parish, La., March 16, 1863. Cotton business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1920; Governor of Louisiana, 1920-24; defeated (Progressive), 1916. Presbyterian. Died May 20, 1939 (age 76 years, 65 days). Entombed at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of John Milliken Parker and Roberta (Buckner) Parker; married, January 11, 1888, to Cecile Airey.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John M. Parker (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1958) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Martin Parmer (1778-1850) — of Missouri; Texas. Born in Virginia, June 4, 1778. Member of Missouri state senate, 1824-25; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Tenaha, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of San Augustine, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. Died in Jasper County, Tex., March 2, 1850 (age 71 years, 271 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Parmer County, Tex. is named for him.
  Frank Pate Jr. — of Port St. Joe, Gulf County, Fla. Born in Paul, Conecuh County, Ala. Mayor of Port St. Joe, Fla., 1966-97, 1999-2007. Baptist. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1947 to Evelyn J. Griner.
  Frank Pate Park, in Port St. Joe, Florida, is named for him.
  William Paterson (1745-1806) — of New Jersey. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), December 24, 1745. Delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776; New Jersey state attorney general, 1776-83; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780, 1787; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1789-90; Governor of New Jersey, 1790-93; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1790-93; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1793-1806; died in office 1806. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Injured in a horsedrawn coach accident in 1803, and died from his wounds three years later, in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., September 9, 1806 (age 60 years, 259 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; cenotaph at Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Paterson; married to Cornelia Bell; father of Cornelia Paterson (who married Stephen Van Rensselaer); grandfather of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; great-grandfather of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Paterson, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about William Paterson: John E. O'Connor, William Paterson, Lawyer and Statesman, 1745-1806
  James N. Paul (1839-1922) — of St. Paul, Howard County, Neb. Born in Beaver County, Pa., September 23, 1839. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; surveyor; newspaper editor; lawyer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1885-86; district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1901-17. Member, Freemasons. Died in St. Paul, Howard County, Neb., March 9, 1922 (age 82 years, 167 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Nicholas Jay Paul.
  The city of St. Paul, Nebraska, is partly named for him.
  Nicholas Jay Paul (1841-1921) — also known as Nicholas J. Paul — of St. Paul, Howard County, Neb. Born in Meigs County, Ohio, July 27, 1841. Probate judge in Nebraska, 1872-75; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1877; Howard County Treasurer, 1880-83; banker. Member, Freemasons. Died, of apoplexy, at his desk in his office, in St. Paul, Howard County, Neb., July 18, 1921 (age 79 years, 356 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of James N. Paul.
  The city of St. Paul, Nebraska, is partly named for him.
  James Kirke Paulding (1778-1860) — Born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 22, 1778. Novelist; poet; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1838-41. Said to have written the rhyme 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'. Died in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 6, 1860 (age 81 years, 228 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of William Irving.
  Political family: Irving family of New York City, New York.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James K. Paulding (built 1944 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Books about James Kirke Paulding: Lorman Ratner, James Kirke Paulding : The Last Republican
  Edwin Wendell Pauley, Sr. (1903-1981) — also known as Edwin W. Pauley — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Indiana, January 7, 1903. Democrat. President, Fortuna Petroleum, and involved in other oil companies; Regent, University of California, 1938-72; Treasurer of Democratic National Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944 (speaker), 1960, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1944-47; part owner of the Los Angeles Rams football team; director, Western Airlines. Died July 28, 1981 (age 78 years, 202 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Elbert L. Pauley and Ellen (Van Petten) Pauley.
  The Pauley Pavilion indoor arena, at the University of California Angeles, Los Angeles, California, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather. Home is the sailor, home from the Sea, and the hunter, home from the hill."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Henry C. Payne Henry Clay Payne (1843-1904) — also known as Henry C. Payne — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Ashfield, Franklin County, Mass., November 23, 1843. Republican. Postmaster at Milwaukee, Wis., 1876-85; president, Wisconsin Telephone Company; president, Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company; president, American Street Railway Association; receiver, Northern Pacific Railroad; member of Republican National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880-1904; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1904; Wisconsin Republican state chair, 1892; U.S. Postmaster General, 1902-04; died in office 1904. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., October 4, 1904 (age 60 years, 316 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Presumably named for: Henry Clay
  Relatives: Son of Orrin P. Payne and Eliza (Ames) Payne; married, October 15, 1867, to Lydia W. Van Dyke.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry C. Payne (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, January 1902
  John Barton Payne (1855-1935) — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Pruntytown, Taylor County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 26, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in Illinois, 1893-98; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; resigned 1920; chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died January 24, 1935 (age 79 years, 363 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne; married, October 17, 1878, to Kate Bunker; married, May 1, 1913, to Jennie Byrd Bryan.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Barton Payne (built 1943 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John Howard Payne (1791-1852) — also known as John H. Payne — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 9, 1791. Actor; playwright; author of the lines which were later adapted as the song "Home Sweet Home"; U.S. Consul in Tunis, 1842-45, 1851-52, died in office 1852. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1970. Died in Tunis, Tunisia, April 10, 1852 (age 60 years, 306 days). Original interment at St. George's Protestant Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia; reinterment in 1883 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Howard Payne (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Austin Peay IV (1876-1927) — also known as "The Maker of Modern Tennessee" — of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn. Born in Christian County, Ky., June 1, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1901-05; Tennessee Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916 (Honorary Vice-President), 1924; Governor of Tennessee, 1923-27; died in office 1927. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Kappa Alpha Order. Died, of a cerebral hemorrhage, at the Governor's Residence, Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., October 2, 1927 (age 51 years, 123 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Austin Peay and Cornelia Frances (Leavell) Peay; married, September 19, 1895, to Sallie Hurst; father of Austin Peay V.
  Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Edmund Pendleton (1721-1803) — of Caroline County, Va. Born in Caroline County, Va., September 9, 1721. Planter; lawyer; justice of the peace; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1776; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1777; chief justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1788-1803; died in office 1803; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Caroline County, 1788. Anglican. Died in Richmond, Va., October 23, 1803 (age 82 years, 44 days). Original interment at Edmundsbury Graveyard, Bowling Green, Va.; reinterment in 1907 at Bruton Parish Church Cemetery, Williamsburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Pendleton and Mary Bishop (Taylor) Pendleton; married, January 21, 1741, to Elizabeth Roy; married, January 20, 1745, to Sarah Pollard; uncle of John Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel Pendleton; granduncle of Philip Clayton Pendleton, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; great-granduncle of Henry Gaines Johnson, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Philip Coleman Pendleton, George Hunt Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; second great-granduncle of William Barret Pendleton, Francis Key Pendleton, Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton and John Overton Pendleton; third great-granduncle of Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro; first cousin once removed of John Penn; first cousin twice removed of James Madison, William Taylor Madison and Zachary Taylor; first cousin thrice removed of Coleby Chew; first cousin four times removed of George Cassety Pendleton, James Benjamin Garnett, Hubbard T. Smith, Charles M. Pendleton and Daniel Micajah Pendleton; first cousin five times removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major, Edgar Bailey Woolfolk and Charles Sumner Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Willing Byrd.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Pendleton counties in Ky. and W.Va. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
George H. Pendleton George Hunt Pendleton (1825-1889) — also known as George H. Pendleton — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 19, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate 1st District, 1854-55; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1857-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1864; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1869; president, Kentucky Central Railroad, 1869-79; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1879-85; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1885-89. Died in Brussels, Belgium, November 24, 1889 (age 64 years, 128 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Jane (Hunt) Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; married 1846 to Mary Alicia 'Alice' Key (daughter of Francis Scott Key; sister of Philip Barton Key); father of Francis Key Pendleton; nephew of Edmund Henry Pendleton; grandson of Nathaniel Pendleton; great-grandnephew of Edmund Pendleton; first cousin once removed of Philip Clayton Pendleton; first cousin twice removed of John Pendleton Jr.; second cousin twice removed of John Penn; third cousin of Henry Gaines Johnson, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Philip Coleman Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; third cousin once removed of James Madison, William Taylor Madison, Zachary Taylor, William Barret Pendleton, Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton and John Overton Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro; fourth cousin of Coleby Chew; fourth cousin once removed of George Cassety Pendleton, James Benjamin Garnett, Hubbard T. Smith, Charles M. Pendleton and Daniel Micajah Pendleton.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George H. Pendleton (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  John Penn (1741-1788) — of Granville County, N.C. Born near Port Royal, Caroline County, Va., May 17, 1741. Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of North Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1777. Died in Granville County, N.C., September 14, 1788 (age 47 years, 120 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C.; reinterment in 1894 at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Penn and Catherine (Taylor) Penn; married, July 28, 1763, to Susannah Lyne; first cousin once removed of Edmund Pendleton; second cousin of John Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel Pendleton; second cousin once removed of James Madison, William Taylor Madison, Philip Clayton Pendleton, Zachary Taylor, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Henry Gaines Johnson, Coleby Chew, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Philip Coleman Pendleton, George Hunt Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed of William Barret Pendleton, George Cassety Pendleton, James Benjamin Garnett, Francis Key Pendleton, Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton, John Overton Pendleton, Hubbard T. Smith, Charles M. Pendleton and Daniel Micajah Pendleton; second cousin four times removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major, Edgar Bailey Woolfolk, Charles Sumner Pendleton and Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro; third cousin twice removed of Charles Willing Byrd.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Penn (built 1941-42 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed and lost in the Greenland Sea, 1942) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) — also known as Claude Pepper — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born near Dudleyville, Chambers County, Ala., September 8, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968 (alternate); member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944; speaker, 1944, 1988; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died in office 1989. Baptist. Member, Moose; Woodmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Upsilon; Kappa Alpha Order; United World Federalists. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died in Washington, D.C., May 30, 1989 (age 88 years, 264 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Cross-reference: Clarence W. Meadows
  The Claude Pepper Federal Building, in Miami, Florida, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Claude Pepper: Tracy E. Danese, Claude Pepper and Ed Ball : Politics, Purpose, and Power — James C. Clark, Red Pepper and Gorgeous George: Claude Pepper's Epic Defeat in the 1950 Democratic Primary
  Image source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory
  Carl Dewey Perkins (1912-1984) — also known as Carl D. Perkins — of Hindman, Knott County, Ky. Born in Hindman, Knott County, Ky., October 15, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1949-84; died in office 1984. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., August 3, 1984 (age 71 years, 293 days). Interment at Perkins Cemetery, Leburn, Ky.
  Relatives: Father of Carl Christopher Perkins.
  The Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Ashland, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
George C. Perkins George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) — also known as George C. Perkins — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Kennebunkport, York County, Maine, August 23, 1839. Republican. Merchant; banker; miller; steamship business; member of California state senate, 1869-76; Governor of California, 1880-83; U.S. Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Loyal Legion. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., February 26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda (Fairfield) Perkins; married 1864 to Ruth A. Parker.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Clement Perkins (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
  Madison Stark Perry (1814-1865) — also known as Madison S. Perry — of Florida. Born in Lancaster District (now Lancaster County), S.C., 1814. Democrat. Cotton planter; Governor of Florida, 1857-61; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Rochelle, Alachua County, Fla., March, 1865 (age about 50 years). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Near Micanopy, Alachua County, Fla.
  The city of Perry, Florida, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Matthew James Perry Jr. (1921-2011) — also known as Matthew J. Perry, Jr. — Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., August 3, 1921. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1979-95; took senior status 1995. African ancestry. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., July 29, 2011 (age 89 years, 360 days). Burial location unknown.
  The Matthew J. Perry U.S. Courthouse, in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
John J. Pershing John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948) — also known as John J. Pershing; "Black Jack" — of Washington, D.C. Born in Laclede, Linn County, Mo., September 13, 1860. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920; his autobiography won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1932. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., July 15, 1948 (age 87 years, 306 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John F. Pershing and Anne E. (Thompson) Pershing; married, June 26, 1905, to Helen Frances Warren (daughter of Francis Emroy Warren).
  Pershing County, Nev. is named for him.
  Pershing Road, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: John Pershing Caulfield
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, May 1919
  Lynn F. Pett (1940-2017) — of Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Payson, Utah County, Utah, December 20, 1940. Mayor of Murray, Utah, 1990-98. Died in Taylorsville, Salt Lake County, Utah, September 17, 2017 (age 76 years, 271 days). Burial location unknown.
  The Lynn F. Pett Parkway Golf Course, Murray, Utah, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James Johnston Pettigrew (1828-1863) — also known as J. Johnston Pettigrew — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Tyrrell County, N.C., July 4, 1828. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1856; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. French Huguenot ancestry. Mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, and died soon after at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W.Va., July 17, 1863 (age 35 years, 13 days). Original interment somewhere in Raleigh, N.C.; reinterment in 1865 at Pettigrew Family Cemetery, Tyrrell County, N.C.
  Pettigrew Hall (built 1912), a building at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James J. Pettigrew (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jerry Lyle Pettis (1916-1975) — also known as Jerry L. Pettis — of Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., July 18, 1916. Republican. U.S. Representative from California, 1967-75 (33rd District 1967-75, 37th District 1975); died in office 1975. Seventh-Day Adventist. Died in a plane crash near Banning, Riverside County, Calif., February 14, 1975 (age 58 years, 211 days). Interment at Montecito Memorial Park, Colton, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Shirley Neil Pettis.
  The Jerry L. Pettis Memorial V.A. Hospital, in Loma Linda, California, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Spencer Darwin Pettis (1802-1831) — also known as Spencer D. Pettis — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Culpeper County, Va., 1802. Democrat. Secretary of state of Missouri, 1826-28; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1829-31; died in office 1831. The fierce campaign of 1830 led to a quarrel and ultimately a duel with Maj. Thomas Biddle, in which both fell mortally wounded; died the next day, in St. Louis, Mo., August 28, 1831 (age about 29 years). Interment at Old City Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Pettis County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edmund Winston Pettus (1821-1907) — also known as Edmund W. Pettus — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Limestone County, Ala., July 6, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; circuit judge in Alabama, 1855-58; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1897-1907; died in office 1907. Member, Ku Klux Klan. Slaveowner. Died in Hot Springs, Madison County, N.C., July 27, 1907 (age 86 years, 21 days). Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
  Relatives: Brother of John Jones Pettus; married, June 27, 1844, to Mary S. Chapman.
  The Edmund Pettus Bridge (opened 1940), which takes U.S. Route 80 Business over the Alabama River at Selma, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Newton Pharr (1872-1966) — Born in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, La., July 19, 1872. Republican. Sugar cane planter; engineer; manufacturer; bank director; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1908. Methodist. Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Died October 28, 1966 (age 94 years, 101 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, New Iberia, La.
  Relatives: Son of John Newton Pharr.
  The city of Pharr, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Duval Phelan (1861-1930) — also known as James D. Phelan — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 20, 1861. Democrat. Banker; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1897-1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1900, 1916, 1924, 1928; custodian of the Relief and Red Cross Funds after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire; U.S. Senator from California, 1915-21; defeated, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Died in Saratoga, Santa Clara County, Calif., August 7, 1930 (age 69 years, 109 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James Phelan and Alice (Kelly) Phelan.
  Cross-reference: John S. Irby
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James D. Phelan (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Smith Phelps (1814-1886) — also known as John S. Phelps — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., December 22, 1814. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County, 1840-41; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1845-63 (at-large 1845-47, 5th District 1847-53, 6th District 1853-63); colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Missouri, 1877-81; defeated, 1868. Slaveowner. Died, in Sisters' Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., November 20, 1886 (age 71 years, 333 days). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Elisha Phelps and Lucy (Smith) Phelps; married 1837 to Mary Whitney; grandson of Noah Phelps; second cousin of Norman A. Phelps; second cousin once removed of William Walter Phelps; second cousin twice removed of Sheffield Phelps; second cousin thrice removed of Phelps Phelps; third cousin of Amos Pettibone and George Smith Catlin; third cousin once removed of Augustus Pettibone, Gaylord Griswold, Hezekiah Case, Rufus Pettibone, Charles Jenkins Hayden and Asahel Pierson Case; third cousin twice removed of Oliver Ellsworth, Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Peter Buell Porter, Nelson Platt Wheeler, William Egbert Wheeler, Allen Jacob Holcomb, Arthur Burnham Woodford and Carl Trumbull Hayden; third cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards, Alexander Royal Wheeler and Donald Barr Chidsey; fourth cousin of Parmenio Adams and Augustus Herman Pettibone; fourth cousin once removed of Jason Kellogg, Benjamin Trumbull, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Lancelot Phelps, Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, William Wolcott Ellsworth, Abijah Blodget, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Edmund Holcomb, Peter Buell Porter Jr., Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, Hiram Bidwell Case, Peter Augustus Porter, Selah Merrill and Timothy E. Griswold.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Phelps County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
Wendell Phillips Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) — Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 29, 1811. Lawyer; abolitionist; orator; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1870 (Labor Reform), 1877 (Greenback). English ancestry. Member, American Anti-Slavery Society. Died, from heart disease, in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 2, 1884 (age 72 years, 65 days). Interment at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Mass.; statue erected 1915 at Boston Public Garden, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Phillips and Sarah (Walley) Phillips.
  Wendell Phillips High School (opened 1904), in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Wendell Phillips School (opened 1890, closed 1950) in Washington, D.C., was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  Sir William Phips (1651-1695) — Born in Nequasset (now Woolwich), Sagadahoc County, Maine, February 2, 1651. Shipbuilder; hunter of sunken treasure; Colonial Governor of Massachusetts, 1692-94. Died in February 18, 1695 (age 44 years, 16 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Phips and Mary Phips; married to Mary (Spencer) Hull.
  The town of Phippsburg, Maine, is named for him.
  Howell L. Pickett (1847-1914) — of Tennessee; New Mexico; Tombstone, Cochise County, Ariz. Born in Wilson County, Tenn., August 13, 1847. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1880. Died, from colon cancer, in Tombstone, Cochise County, Ariz., July 12, 1914 (age 66 years, 333 days). Interment somewhere in Tombstone, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of H. W. Pickett and Jane (Greer) Pickett; brother of Edward Bradford Pickett.
  Pickett County, Tenn. is named for him.
  Owen Bradford Pickett (1930-2010) — also known as Owen B. Pickett — of Virginia Beach, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., August 31, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; accountant; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1972-86; Virginia Democratic state chair, 1980-82; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1987-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996, 2000. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary; Lions; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Virginia Beach, Va., October 27, 2010 (age 80 years, 57 days). Interment at Taylorsville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Va.
  The Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customs House (built 1852; given current name 2001), in Norfolk, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) — also known as "Young Hickory"; "Young Hickory of the Granite Hills"; "The Fainting General" — of Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., November 23, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1829-33; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1832-33; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1833-37; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1837-42; U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850; President of the United States, 1853-57; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1856. Episcopalian. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., October 8, 1869 (age 64 years, 319 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Pierce and Anna (Kendrick) Pierce; half-brother of Elizabeth Andrews Pierce (who married John McNeil Jr.); married, November 19, 1834, to Jane Means Appleton; uncle of Anne McNeil (who married Tappan Wentworth); cousin by marriage of David Meriwether; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Sabin.
  Political families: Wentworth-Pitman family of New Hampshire; Merriam family of Massachusetts; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Pierce counties in Ga., Neb., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.
  Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — Mount Pierce (formerly called Bald Mountain; later, Mount Clinton; received current name 1913), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Franklin P. Saunders — Frank P. Woodbury — Frank P. Holland — Frank P. Dunwell — Frank Tyler — F. P. Combest — F. Pierce Mortimer — Franklin P. Owen — Franklin P. Stoy — Frank P. Alspaugh — Franklin P. Monfort — Franklin Pierce Lambert — Franklin Pierce McGowan — Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Franklin Pierce: Roy Nichols, Franklin Pierce : Young Hickory of the Granite Hills — Larry Gara, The Presidency of Franklin Pierce
  Critical books about Franklin Pierce: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) — also known as Gilbert A. Pierce — of Porter County, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., January 11, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; journalist; newspaper editor; author; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1869; Governor of Dakota Territory, 1884-86; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1893. Died at the Lexington Hotel, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 15, 1901 (age 62 years, 35 days). Interment at Adams Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
  Pierce County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
John S. Pillsbury John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) — also known as John S. Pillsbury — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Sutton, Merrimack County, N.H., July 29, 1827. Republican. Member of Minnesota state senate, 1864-68, 1871, 1873-75 (4th District 1864-68, 1871, 25th District 1873-75); Governor of Minnesota, 1876-82. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 18, 1901 (age 74 years, 81 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.; statue erected 1900 at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of John Pillsbury.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John S. Pillsbury (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1901
  Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) — also known as Pill Pillsbury — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Metz, Steuben County, Ind., January 7, 1902. Played professional basketball for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile dealer; mayor of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70. Member, Freemasons; Exchange Club; Farm Bureau. Died in the Community Health Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., January 2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Zachary A. Pillsbury and Meda (Burch) Pillsbury; married, December 1, 1925, to June Lois Merriman (second cousin of Robert Lendon Bibler).
  Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.
  Pillsbury Avenue in Coldwater, Michigan, is named for him.
  Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946) — of Milford, Pike County, Pa. Born in Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., August 11, 1865. Chief Forester of the U.S.; close confidant of President Theodore Roosevelt; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914 (Roosevelt Progressive), 1926 (Republican primary); Governor of Pennsylvania, 1923-27, 1931-35; defeated in Republican primary, 1938. French ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Forestry Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died, from leukemia, at the Harkness Pavilion, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 4, 1946 (age 81 years, 54 days). Interment at Milford Cemetery, Milford, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of James W. Pinchot and Mary (Eno) Pinchot; married 1914 to Cornelia Elizabeth Bryce (daughter of Lloyd Stephens Bryce).
  Political family: Cooper-Ashley family of New York City, New York.
  The Gifford Pinchot National Forest (established 1908 as the Columbia National Forest; renamed 1949), in Skamania, Lewis, Yakima, Cowlitz, and Klickitat counties, Washington, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Books about Gifford Pinchot: Char Miller, Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism
  Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 25, 1746. Lawyer; law partner of Edward Rutledge; planter; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1783-90; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1790-96, 1800-04; U.S. Minister to France, 1796-97; received one electoral vote, 1796; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1800; candidate for President of the United States, 1804 (Federalist), 1808. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., August 16, 1825 (age 79 years, 172 days). Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Pinckney (1699-1758) and Elizabeth (Lucas) Pinckney; brother of Thomas Pinckney; married to Sarah Middleton (daughter of Henry Middleton (1717-1784); sister of Arthur Middleton; aunt of Henry Middleton (1770-1846)); married 1786 to Mary Stead; first cousin of Charles Pinckney (1732-1782); first cousin once removed of Charles Pinckney (1757-1824); first cousin twice removed of Henry Laurens Pinckney.
  Political families: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Pinckneyville, Illinois, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Charles P. H. Nason — Charles Pinckney McCarver — Cotesworth P. Means
  Campaign slogan: "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute."
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Marvin R. Zahniser, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Founding Father
Xenophon Overton Pindall Xenophon Overton Pindall (1873-1935) — of Arkansas. Born in Middle Grove, Monroe County, Mo., August 21, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1902-06; member of Arkansas state senate, 1907-09; Governor of Arkansas, 1907-09. Member, Freemasons; Kappa Sigma. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., January 2, 1935 (age 61 years, 134 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Lebbeus A. Pindall and Elnorah 'Nora' (Snell) Pindall; married, December 15, 1902, to Mae Quilling.
  The town of Pindall, Arkansas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Arkansas Encyclopedia
  Frederick Walker Pitkin (1837-1886) — also known as Frederick W. Pitkin — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in Manchester, Hartford County, Conn., August 31, 1837. Lawyer; Governor of Colorado, 1879-83. Died in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., December 18, 1886 (age 49 years, 109 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Eli Pitkin and Hannah M. (Torrey) Pitkin; married, June 17, 1862, to Fidelia Maria James; second great-grandnephew of William Pitkin; first cousin four times removed of William Greene; first cousin five times removed of Roger Wolcott; second cousin twice removed of Timothy Pitkin; second cousin thrice removed of William Greene Jr. and Daniel Pitkin; second cousin four times removed of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; third cousin of George Eastman; third cousin twice removed of Ray Greene; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah Cowles, Thomas Chittenden, Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr., Moses Seymour, Josiah Meigs, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Roger Griswold and Frederick Wolcott; fourth cousin of Abel Madison Scranton and Joseph Pomeroy Root; fourth cousin once removed of Silas Condict, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, John Robert Graham Pitkin, Clarence Horatio Pitkin, Carroll Peabody Pitkin, Caleb Seymour Pitkin and Eldred C. Pitkin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Pitkin County, Colo. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mahlon Pitney (1858-1924) — of Morristown, Morris County, N.J. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., February 5, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1895-99; member of New Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1899-1901; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-08; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1908-12; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1912-22. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., December 9, 1924 (age 66 years, 308 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Cooper Pitney and Sarah Louisa (Halsted) Pitney; married, November 14, 1891, to Florence Theodora Shelton; granduncle of James Duncan Pitney; great-grandfather of Christopher D'Olier Reeve; second cousin twice removed of Aaron Pitney.
  Political family: Pitney family of New Jersey.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Mahlon Pitney (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland, sold 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Prentiss Poe (1836-1909) — also known as John P. Poe — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., August 22, 1836. Democrat. Member of Maryland state senate from Baltimore city 2nd District, 1890-92; Maryland state attorney general, 1891-95; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, Democratic National Convention, 1904. Died in Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md., October 14, 1909 (age 73 years, 53 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Neilson Poe and Josephine Emily (Clemm) Poe; married to Anne Johnson Hough; father of Edgar Allan Poe.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John P. Poe (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  George Poindexter (1779-1853) — of Woodville, Wilkinson County, Miss.; Wilkinson, Wilkinson County, Miss. Born in Louisa County, Va., 1779. Mississippi territory attorney general, 1803-07; member of Mississippi territorial House of Representatives, 1806; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Mississippi Territory, 1807-13; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; judge of Mississippi territorial supreme court, 1813-17; U.S. Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1817-19; defeated, 1820, 1822; Governor of Mississippi, 1820-22; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1830-35. Slaveowner. Died September 5, 1853 (age about 74 years). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Poindexter (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851) — of Travelers Rest, Greenville County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 2, 1779. Democrat. U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1811-14; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-20; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1821-25; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1825-29; U.S. Secretary of War, 1837-41. Member, Freemasons. Gave important help to Latin American independence movements. Slaveowner. Died near Statesburg, Sumter County, S.C., December 12, 1851 (age 72 years, 285 days). Interment at Church of Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery, Statesburg, S.C.
  Poinsett County, Ark. is named for him.
  The poinsettia flower, which he introduced to the U.S., was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Joel R. Poinsett (built 1942-43 at Houston, Texas; broke in two and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1944) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Charles Poletti (1903-2002) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Barre, Washington County, Vt., July 2, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936 (alternate), 1940; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Baptist. Italian ancestry. Member, Urban League; American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Phi Beta Kappa. First American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of occupied Italy. Died in Marco Island, Collier County, Fla., August 7, 2002 (age 99 years, 36 days). Interment at Calkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Jean Knox Ellis.
  The Charles Poletti Power Plant (opened 1977, renamed for Poletti 1982, shut down 2010), in Astoria, Queens, New York, was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
James K. Polk James Knox Polk (1795-1849) — also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory"; "Napoleon of the Stump" — of Tennessee. Born in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2, 1795. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th District 1833-39); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of Tennessee, 1839-41; President of the United States, 1845-49. Presbyterian or Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died, of cholera, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 15, 1849 (age 53 years, 225 days). Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of William Hawkins Polk; married, January 1, 1824, to Sarah Childress (daughter of Joel Childress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall Tate Polk and Tasker Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk and Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Fawcett Polk.
  Political families: Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina; Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Aaron V. Brown — John Charles Frémont
  Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are named for him.
  The city of Polk City, Florida, is named for him.  — The city of Polk City, Iowa, is named for him.  — The borough of Polk, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Alexandria, Virginia, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Fresno, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: James Knox Polk Hall — James P. Latta — James K. P. Fenner — J. K. P. Marshall
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Tennessee Encyclopedia
  Books about James K. Polk: Sam W. Haynes, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H. Bergeron, The Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War 1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career 1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History — John Seigenthaler, James K. Polk: 1845 - 1849
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  John Pope (1770-1845) — also known as "One-Arm Pope" — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.; Springfield, Washington County, Ky. Born in Prince William County, Va., 1770. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1802, 1806-07; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1807-13; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1816-19; member of Kentucky state senate, 1825-29; Governor of Arkansas Territory, 1829-35; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1837-43. Lost his right arm as a youth. Slaveowner. Died in Springfield, Washington County, Ky., July 12, 1845 (age about 75 years). Interment at Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Ky.
  Relatives: Brother of Nathaniel Pope; married to Eliza Johnson (sister-in-law of John Quincy Adams; sister of Louisa Catherine Johnson).
  Political family: Adams-Pope family of Quincy, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Pope County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Russell Pope (1874-1937) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 24, 1874. Architect; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1917-22. Died, following an operation, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 27, 1937 (age 63 years, 125 days). Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of John Pope and Mary Avery (Loomis) Pope; married, October 31, 1912, to Sadie Jones.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Russell Pope (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; sold 1947; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Pope (1784-1850) — of Illinois. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 5, 1784. Secretary of Illinois Territory, 1809-16; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1816-18; U.S. District Judge for Illinois, 1819-50; died in office 1850. Slaveowner. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 22, 1850 (age 66 years, 17 days). Interment somewhere in St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Brother of John Pope.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Adams-Pope family of Quincy, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Pope County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Bryan Porter (1791-1834) — also known as George B. Porter — Born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., February 9, 1791. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, 1824-29; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1827; Governor of Michigan Territory, 1831-34; died in office 1834. Presbyterian. Died in a cholera epidemic in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 6, 1834 (age 43 years, 147 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Porter and Elizabeth (Parker) Porter; brother of David Rittenhouse Porter and James Madison Porter; uncle of Horace Porter; granduncle of Mary Todd Lincoln; great-granduncle of Robert Todd Lincoln and Martha Dee Todd.
  Political family: Lincoln-Lee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George B. Porter (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Madison Porter (1793-1862) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., January 6, 1793. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; law professor; U.S. Secretary of War, 1843-44; member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1849. Presbyterian. Founder, in 1826, of Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. Died in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., November 11, 1862 (age 69 years, 309 days). Interment at Easton Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Porter and Elizabeth (Parker) Porter; brother of David Rittenhouse Porter and George Bryan Porter; married to Eliza Michler; uncle of Horace Porter; granduncle of Mary Todd Lincoln; great-granduncle of Robert Todd Lincoln and Martha Dee Todd.
  Political family: Lincoln-Lee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James M. Porter (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John W. Porter (1931-2012) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., August 13, 1931. School teacher; Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1969-79; first African-American state school superintendent; president, Eastern Michigan University, 1979-89. United Church of Christ. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; Phi Delta Kappa; NAACP. Died June 27, 2012 (age 80 years, 319 days). Burial location unknown.
  The John W. Porter Education Building (opened 1999), at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, is named for him.
  Thomas Lloyd Posey (1750-1818) — also known as Thomas Posey — Born in Fairfax County, Va., July 9, 1750. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky state senate, 1805-06; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1806-08; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13; Governor of Indiana Territory, 1813-16; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1816. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died of typhus fever in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill., March 19, 1818 (age 67 years, 253 days). Interment at Westwood Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Martha Matthews and Mary Alexander Thornton; second great-grandfather of James Rumsey Beverley.
  Posey County, Ind. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Potter (c.1800-1842) — of Oxford, Granville County, N.C. Born near Williamsboro, Vance County, N.C., about 1800. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1828, 1834; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1829-31; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Nacogdoches, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of the Navy, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Red River and Fannin, 1840-42; died in office 1842. Resigned from the U.S. Congress in 1831 after maiming two men in a jealous rage; convicted, and sentenced to six months in prison. Expelled in 1834 from the North Carolina House for cheating at cards. Shot and killed by members of an opposing faction who surrounded his home, in Harrison County (part now in Marion County), Tex., March 2, 1842 (age about 42 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Marion County, Tex.; reinterment in 1928 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Potter County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., November 29, 1908. Democrat. Baptist minister; U.S. Representative from New York, 1945-71 (22nd District 1945-53, 16th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952, 1960, 1964; cited for contempt of court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages in a lawsuit against him; on February 28, 1967, he was expelled from the House of Representatives on charges of unbecoming conduct and misusing public funds; the Supreme Court overturned the expulsion in 1969. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; Elks. Died, of prostate cancer, in Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., April 4, 1972 (age 63 years, 127 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Bahamas.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. and Mattie (Fletcher) Powell; married, March 8, 1933, to Isabel Washington; married, August 1, 1945, to Hazel Scott; married, December 15, 1960, to Yvette Marjorie Diago (Flores) Powell; father of Adam Clayton Powell IV.
  Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (formerly part of Seventh Avenue), in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.  — The Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building (opened 1974 as the Harlem State Office Building; renamed 1983), in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.: Adam by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
  Books about Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.: Tisha Hamilton, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American Dilemma — Wil Haygood, King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Lazarus Whitehead Powell (1812-1867) — also known as Lazarus W. Powell — of Henderson, Henderson County, Ky. Born in Henderson County, Ky., October 6, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1836; Governor of Kentucky, 1851-55; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1859-65. Slaveowner. Died July 3, 1867 (age 54 years, 270 days). Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
  Powell County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  James Patton Preston (1774-1853) — also known as James P. Preston — of Richmond, Va. Born in Montgomery County, Va., June 21, 1774. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; crippled by injuries received in the war; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1816; Governor of Virginia, 1816-19; postmaster at Richmond, Va., 1824-37. Died in Montgomery County, Va., May 4, 1853 (age 78 years, 317 days). Interment at Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Preston and Susanna (Smith) Preston; brother of Francis Smith Preston and Letitia Preston (who married John Floyd); married to Ann Barraud Taylor; father of William Ballard Preston; uncle of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston and George Rogers Clark Floyd; granduncle of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-granduncle of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin of John Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of John Cabell Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin thrice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of James Douglas Breckinridge.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Preston County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Prince Hulon Preston Jr. (1908-1961) — also known as Prince H. Preston, Jr. — of Statesboro, Bulloch County, Ga. Born in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., July 5, 1908. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives from Bulloch County, 1935-38; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1961 (age about 52 years). Interment at Eastside Cemetery, Statesboro, Ga.
  The Prince H. Preston Federal Building, in Statesboro, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lunsford Richardson Preyer (1919-2001) — also known as L. Richardson Preyer — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., January 11, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1956; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1961-63; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1969-81. Presbyterian. Member, Common Cause. Died, of cancer, in Moses Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., April 3, 2001 (age 82 years, 82 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Grandson of Lunsford Richardson.
  The L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building (built 1933, renamed for Preyer 1988), in Greensboro, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Hubert Price (1878-1943) — also known as James H. Price — of Virginia. Born in Greenbrier County, W.Va., September 7, 1878. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1916-30; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1930-38; Governor of Virginia, 1938-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Richmond, Va., November 22, 1943 (age 65 years, 76 days). Interment at Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James H. Price (built 1944 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Percy Priest (1900-1956) — also known as J. Percy Priest — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Carter's Creek, Maury County, Tenn., April 1, 1900. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper work; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1941-56 (5th District 1941-43, 6th District 1943-53, 5th District 1953-56); died in office 1956. Died, in a hospital at Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., October 12, 1956 (age 56 years, 194 days). Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
  The J. Percy Priest Dam, and Percy Priest Lake, on the Stones River, in Davidson County, Tennessee, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Matthew S. Quay Matthew Stanley Quay (1833-1904) — also known as Matthew S. Quay — of Beaver, Beaver County, Pa. Born in Dillsburg, York County, Pa., September 30, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; Beaver County Prothonotary, 1856-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Beaver County, 1865-67; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1873-78, 1879-82; Pennsylvania Republican state chair, 1878-79, 1902-03; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1886-87; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1887-99, 1901-04; died in office 1904; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1888-91; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1896; member of Republican National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1896. Manx and American Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Received the Medal of Honor in 1888 for action at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862. Died in Beaver, Beaver County, Pa., May 28, 1904 (age 70 years, 241 days). Interment at Beaver Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Anderson Quay.
  Cross-reference: William F. Wright
  Quay County, N.M. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  John Anthony Quitman (1799-1858) — also known as John A. Quitman — of Mississippi. Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., September 1, 1799. Democrat. Lawyer; cotton and sugar planter; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1826-27; delegate to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1832; member of Mississippi state senate, 1835-36; Governor of Mississippi, 1835-36, 1850-51; state court judge in Mississippi, 1838; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1848, 1856; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1855-58; died in office 1858. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Slaveowner. While in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President James Buchanan, he became ill with "National Hotel disease" (attributed to poison, but probably dysentery), and subsequently died, near Natchez, Adams County, Miss., July 17, 1858 (age 58 years, 319 days). Interment at Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Quitman (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about John A. Quitman: Robert E. May, John A. Quitman: Old South Crusader
  William Rabun (1771-1819) — of Georgia. Born April 8, 1771. Governor of Georgia, 1817-19. Died October 25, 1819 (age 48 years, 200 days). Interment at Powelton Baptist Church, Near Sparta, Hancock County, Ga.
  Rabun County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) — also known as Henry T. Rainey — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., August 20, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34; defeated, 1920; died in office 1934; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1920, 1924, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in St. Louis, Mo., August 19, 1934 (age 73 years, 364 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Rainey and Catherine 'Kate' (Thomas) Rainey; married, June 27, 1889, to Ella McBride.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry T. Rainey (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Henry T. Rainey: Robert A. Waller, Rainey of Illinois: A political biography, 1903-34
  Emory Rains (1800-1878) — of Texas. Born in Warren County, Tenn., May 4, 1800. Member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Shelby and Sabine, 1837-39; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1851-54; member of Texas state senate, 1859. Prime supporter of the Texas homestead law; in 1861, stood with Sam Houston in opposition to secession. Died in Emory, Rains County, Tex., March 4, 1878 (age 77 years, 304 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Emory, Tex.
  Rains County, Tex. is named for him.
  Nick James Rajkovich (1910-1969) — also known as Nick J. Rajkovich — of Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Krispolje, Austria (now Krizpolje, Croatia), February 8, 1910. Republican. School teacher; college professor; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Grand Traverse District, 1961-62; mayor of Traverse City, Mich., 1969; died in office 1969. Catholic. Member, Kiwanis. Died, from a heart attack, in Munson Hospital, in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., November 11, 1969 (age 59 years, 276 days). Interment at Oakwood Catholic Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Rajkovich and Mary (Ticak) Rajkovich; married to Frances C. Derbyshire.
  The Rajkovich Physical Education Center (opened 1969), at Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Calvin Lewellyn Rampton (1913-2007) — also known as Calvin L. Rampton; Cal Rampton — of Davis County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, November 6, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. J. W. Robinson, 1936-38; Davis County Attorney, 1939-41; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1952, 1972; Governor of Utah, 1965-77. Mormon. Died, of cancer, in CareSource Hospice, Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah, September 16, 2007 (age 93 years, 314 days). Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Lewellyn Smith Rampton and Janet (Campbell) Rampton; married, March 10, 1941, to Lucybeth Cardon.
  Cross-reference: Allan Turner Howe
  The Calvin L. Rampton Complex of state office buildings, in West Valley City, Utah, is named for him.  — The Calvin Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, in Salt Lake City, Utah, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., September 8, 1815. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; member, Platform Committee); Governor of Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S. Secretary of War, 1879-81. Methodist or Presbyterian. Scottish and German ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 22, 1903 (age 87 years, 226 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Ramsey counties in Minn. and N.Dak. are named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander Ramsey (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scuttled 1974 as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edmund Jenings Randolph (1753-1813) — of Virginia. Born in Williamsburg, Va., August 10, 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1776; Virginia state attorney general, 1776-82; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1779-82; Governor of Virginia, 1786-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1788; U.S. Attorney General, 1789-94; U.S. Secretary of State, 1794-95. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Millwood, Clarke County, Va., September 12, 1813 (age 60 years, 33 days). Interment at Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Randolph and Ariana (Jenings) Randolph; married, August 29, 1776, to Elizabeth Nicholas (daughter of Robert Carter Nicholas; sister of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas); father of Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); nephew of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); grandfather of Edmund Randolph; grandnephew of Richard Randolph; great-grandfather of Edmund Randolph Cocke; second great-grandfather of Francis Beverley Biddle; first cousin once removed of Richard Bland; second cousin of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Beverley Randolph and John Randolph of Roanoke; second cousin once removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr and Henry St. George Tucker; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker and Carter Henry Harrison; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Fitzhugh Lee, John Augustine Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison II and Frederick Madison Roberts; second cousin four times removed of John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt; second cousin five times removed of William Welby Beverley; third cousin once removed of John Wayles Eppes; third cousin twice removed of Coleby Chew; third cousin thrice removed of St. Clair Ballard, Lewis Ballard and William Henry Robertson.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Randolph County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Edmund Jenings Randolph: John J. Reardon, Edmund Randolph : A Biography
John Randolph %Roan John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833) — of Charlotte County, Va. Born in Cawsons, Prince George County, Va., June 2, 1773. U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1799-1813, 1815-17, 1819-25, 1827-29, 1833 (at-large 1799-1807, 15th District 1807-13, 16th District 1815-17, 1819-21, 5th District 1821-25, 1827-29, 1833); died in office 1833; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1825-27; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1830. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 24, 1833 (age 59 years, 356 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Charlotte County, Va.; reinterment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Randolph and Frances (Bland) Randolph; half-brother of Henry St. George Tucker; nephew of Theodorick Bland (1742-1790); uncle of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker; grandson of Richard Randolph; grandnephew of Richard Bland; first cousin once removed of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) and Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph; first cousin thrice removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge; first cousin four times removed of John Gardner Coolidge; second cousin of Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Jenings Randolph, Beverley Randolph, Henry Lee, Charles Lee and Edmund Jennings Lee; second cousin once removed of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall, Alexander Keith Marshall, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Peyton Randolph (1779-1828) and Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Edmund Randolph, Carter Henry Harrison, William Lewis Cabell, Fitzhugh Lee and George Craighead Cabell; second cousin thrice removed of Edmund Randolph Cocke, John Augustine Marshall, Benjamin Earl Cabell, Carter Henry Harrison II, Edith Wilson and Frederick Madison Roberts; second cousin four times removed of Henry De La Warr Flood, William Marshall Bullitt, Alexander Scott Bullitt, Francis Beverley Biddle, William Welby Beverley, Joel West Flood and Earle Cabell; second cousin five times removed of Harry Flood Byrd; third cousin of John Wayles Eppes and Theodorick Bland (1776-1846); third cousin once removed of David Meriwether (1755-1822), James Meriwether (1755-1817) and Meriwether Lewis; third cousin twice removed of Douglass Townshend Bolling; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Lawton Davis, Connally Findlay Trigg, William Henry Robertson and Richard Walker Bolling; fourth cousin of Thomas Jones Hardeman, James Meriwether (1788-1852), Bailey Hardeman, David Meriwether (1800-1893) and James Archibald Meriwether; fourth cousin once removed of George Rockingham Gilmer and Reuben Handy Meriwether.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Randolph (built 1941 at Baltimore, Maryland; mined and sank, in the Denmark Strait, 1942) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) — of Virginia. Born in Williamsburg, Va., 1721. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 22, 1775 (age about 54 years). Interment at College of William and Mary Chapel, Williamsburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Randolph and Susanna (Beverley) Randolh; brother-in-law of Benjamin Harrison; married to Elizabeth 'Betty' Harrison; nephew of Richard Randolph; uncle of Edmund Jenings Randolph; granduncle of Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); great-granduncle of Edmund Randolph; second great-granduncle of Edmund Randolph Cocke; third great-granduncle of Francis Beverley Biddle; first cousin of Richard Bland; first cousin once removed of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Beverley Randolph and John Randolph of Roanoke; first cousin twice removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Edmund Jennings Lee, Dabney Carr and Henry St. George Tucker; first cousin thrice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker and Carter Henry Harrison; first cousin four times removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Fitzhugh Lee, John Augustine Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison II and Frederick Madison Roberts; first cousin five times removed of John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt and Alexander Scott Bullitt; first cousin six times removed of William Welby Beverley; second cousin twice removed of John Wayles Eppes; second cousin thrice removed of Coleby Chew; second cousin four times removed of St. Clair Ballard, Lewis Ballard and William Henry Robertson; second cousin five times removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major and Edgar Bailey Woolfolk.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Randolph County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Epaphroditus Ransom Epaphroditus Ransom (1798-1859) — of Vermont; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Shelburne Falls, Shelburne, Franklin County, Mass., March 24, 1798. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1830; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-48; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1843-48; Governor of Michigan, 1848-50; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1850-51; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1853-54. Died in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan., November 9, 1859 (age 61 years, 230 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Relatives: Uncle of Elizabeth Noyes Ransom (who married Charles Eugene Otis); granduncle of Edward Cahill.
  Political family: Otis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Ransom Avenue, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Elmer Edwin Rasmuson (1909-2000) — also known as Elmer E. Rasmuson — of Alaska. Born in Yakutat, Alaska, February 15, 1909. Republican. President, National Bank of Alaska; regent, University of Alaska, 1950-69; philanthropist; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1964-67; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1968. Swedish ancestry. Died, from congestive heart failure, in Seattle, King County, Wash., December 1, 2000 (age 91 years, 290 days). Interment at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Anton Rasmuson and Jenny (Olson) Rasmuson; married 1939 to Lile Bernard; married 1961 to Mary Louise Milligan; father of Lile Gibbons.
  The Rasmuson Library, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Ravenel Jr. (b. 1927) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 29, 1927. Realtor; general contractor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-58; member of South Carolina state senate, 1980-86; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1987-95; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina, 1994. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Father of Thomas Ravenel.
  The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, crossing the Cooper River from Charleston to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John Aaron Rawlins (1831-1869) — Born in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill., February 13, 1831. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1869; died in office 1869. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Washington, D.C., September 6, 1869 (age 38 years, 205 days). Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue erected 1874 at Rawlins Park, Washington, D.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Rawlins (built 1942 at Richmond, California; wrecked in a typhoon in the North Pacific Ocean, 1945) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820-1869) — also known as Henry J. Raymond — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Lima town, Livingston County, N.Y., January 24, 1820. Republican. Newspaper editor; founder of the New York Times; member of New York state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1850-51, 1862; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1851, 1862; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1855-56; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1864-66; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1865-67. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 18, 1869 (age 49 years, 145 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jarvis Raymond and Lavinia (Brockway) Raymond; married, October 24, 1843, to Juliette Weaver; second cousin of John Hall Brockway; third cousin of Beman Brockway; third cousin once removed of Charles Mann Hamilton; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Brace; fourth cousin of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, David Munson Osborne, John Sherman and Lee Luther Brockway; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Mott Osborne.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry J. Raymond (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Read (1733-1798) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born near North East, Cecil County, Md., September 18, 1733. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware state legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-79, 1782-83; President of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1779-80; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., September 21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3 days). Interment at Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Read and Mary (Howell) Read; married 1763 to Gertrude (Ross) Till (sister of George Ross); father of Mary Read (who married Gunning Bedford), George Read II and John Read (1769-1854); grandfather of George Read III and John Meredith Read; great-grandfather of John Meredith Read Jr..
  Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Read (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
John H. Reagan John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905) — also known as John H. Reagan — of Palestine, Anderson County, Tex. Born in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn., October 8, 1818. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1847; district judge in Texas, 1852-57; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1857-61, 1875-87 (1st District 1857-61, 1875-83, 2nd District 1883-87); delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; Confederate Postmaster General, 1861-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1872, 1904 (Honorary Vice-President); delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1887-91. Methodist. Arrested by Union troops in May 1865, along with Jefferson Davis, and imprisoned for several months. Slaveowner. Died of pneumonia in Palestine, Anderson County, Tex., March 6, 1905 (age 86 years, 149 days). Interment at East Hill Cemetery, Palestine, Tex.
  John H. Reagan High School (opened 1965; renamed 2019 as Northeast High School), in Austin, Texas, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John H. Reagan (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) — also known as Ronald Reagan; "Dutch"; "The Gipper"; "The Great Communicator"; "The Teflon President"; "Rawhide" — of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Tampico, Whiteside County, Ill., February 6, 1911. Republican. Worked as a sports broadcaster in Iowa in the 1930s, doing local radio broadcast of Chicago Cubs baseball games; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional actor in 1937-64; appeared in dozens of films including Kings Row, Dark Victory, Santa Fe Trail, Knute Rockne, All American, and The Winning Team; president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964 (alternate), 1972 (delegation chair); Governor of California, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968, 1976; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; President of the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside the Washington Hilton hotel, he and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1993. Disciples of Christ. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Lions; American Legion; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Died, from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 5, 2004 (age 93 years, 120 days). Interment at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married, January 25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; married, March 4, 1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923; actress) and Nancy Davis (1921-2016); father of Maureen Elizabeth Reagan.
  Political family: Reagan family of Bel Air and Simi Valley, California.
  Cross-reference: Katherine Hoffman Haley — Dana Rohrabacher — Donald T. Regan — Henry Salvatori — L. William Seidman — Christopher Cox — Patrick J. Buchanan — Bay Buchanan — Edwin Meese III
  Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (opened 1941; renamed 1998), in Arlington, Virginia, is named for him.  — Mount Reagan (officially known as Mount Clay), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, in the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Ronald Reagan: Ronald Reagan : An American Life
  Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon, President Reagan : The Role of a Lifetime — Lou Cannon, Governor Reagan : His Rise to Power — Peter Schweizer, Reagan's War : The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism — Lee Edwards, Ronald Reagan: A Political Biography — Paul Kengor, God and Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life — Mary Beth Brown, Hand of Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald Reagan — Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan — Peggy Noonan, When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan — Peter J. Wallison, Ronald Reagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of His Presidency — Dinesh D'Souza, Ronald Reagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader — William F. Buckley, Jr., Ronald Reagan: An American Hero — Craig Shirley, Reagan's Revolution : The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All — Richard Reeves, President Reagan : The Triumph of Imagination — Ron Reagan, My Father at 100 — Newt & Callista Gingrich & David N. Bossie, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny — William F. Buckley, The Reagan I Knew — Chris Matthews, Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked
  Critical books about Ronald Reagan: Haynes Johnson, Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years — William Kleinknecht, The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America
  John E. Reardon (1943-1988) — also known as Jack Reardon — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., August 23, 1943. School teacher; mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1975-87; defeated, 1987. Died, of heart failure, November 25, 1988 (age 45 years, 94 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Relatives: Father of Joe Reardon.
  The Jack Reardon Convention Center in Kansas City, Kansas, is named for him.
  Henry Massey Rector (1816-1899) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 1, 1816. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state senate; elected 1848; member of Arkansas state house of representatives; elected 1854; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1859-60; Governor of Arkansas, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874. Slaveowner. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., August 12, 1899 (age 83 years, 103 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Rector and Frances Bardella 'Fannie' (Thurston) Rector; married, November 20, 1838, to Jane Elizabeth Field; married 1859 to Ernestine Flora Linde; first cousin of Henry Wharton Conway, James Sevier Conway, William Conway and Elias Nelson Conway; third cousin of James Lawson Kemper.
  Political family: Conway-Norvell-Johnson-Carroll family.
  The city of Rector, Arkansas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) — also known as James Whitelaw Reid; "Agate" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio, October 27, 1837. Republican. Newspaper editor; librarian; cotton planter; U.S. Minister to France, 1889-92; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1892; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1905-12, died in office 1912. Died in London, England, December 15, 1912 (age 75 years, 49 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Charlton Reid and Marion Whitelaw (Ronald) Reid; married, April 26, 1881, to Elizabeth Mills (aunt of Ogden Livingston Mills); father of Ogden Mills Reid; uncle of Ella Spencer Reid (who married Ralph Chandler Harrison); grandfather of Ogden Rogers Reid.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Reid Hall (built 1948, demolished 2006), a dormitory at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Cornell University Library
  Harmon Liveright Remmel (1852-1927) — also known as H. L. Remmel — of Newport, Jackson County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Stratford, Fulton County, N.Y., January 15, 1852. Republican. Lumber business; postmaster at Newport, Ark., 1877-79; financier; insurance executive; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1884; member of Arkansas Republican State Central Committee, 1884-1927; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1887; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1892, 1896 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1894, 1896, 1900; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Arkansas, 1897-1902, 1921-27; died in office 1927; Arkansas Republican state chair, 1900-03, 1910-16, 1921-25; member of Republican National Committee from Arkansas, 1912-24; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1916. Died, from pneumonia, while recovering from a stroke, in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., October 14, 1927 (age 75 years, 272 days). Interment at Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Gottlieb 'Godlove' Remmel and Henrietta (Bever) Remmel; brother of Louesa Remmel (who married William Burdick Empie), Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883) and Ada E. Remmel; married, March 13, 1878, to Laura Lee Stafford; married 1915 to Elizabeth I. Cameron; uncle of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920); granduncle of Pratt Cates Remmel and Roland Rowe Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  Remmel Dam (built 1924), on the Ouachita River, in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Roland Roger Renne (1905-1989) — also known as Roland Renne — of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Mont. Born in Greenwich, Cumberland County, N.J., December 12, 1905. Democrat. Economist; college professor; president, Montana State College, Bozeman, 1943-64; candidate for Governor of Montana, 1964. Presbyterian or Unitarian. Member, Rotary; American Economic Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Zeta. Died August 30, 1989 (age 83 years, 261 days). Interment at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Christian Renne and Caroline Augusta (Young) Renne; married, August 9, 1932, to Mary Kneeland Wisner.
  Renne Library at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Leonard Replogle (1876-1948) — also known as J. Leonard Replogle — of Westmont, Cambria County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in New Enterprise, Bedford County, Pa., May 6, 1876. Republican. Steel manufacturer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1928 (alternate), 1932, 1936 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932; member of Republican National Committee from Florida, 1940. Died, from complications of influenza, in the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 25, 1948 (age 72 years, 203 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Rinehart Zook Replogle and Mary Ann (Furry) Replogle; married, January 10, 1905, to Blanche Kenley McMillen; second cousin of Luther Irvin Replogle; third cousin of Henry Earl Replogle and Howard B. Replogle; fourth cousin once removed of Louise R. Galt.
  Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.
  The J. Leonard Replogle High School (built 1918, closed 1963, demolished 1972), in South Woodbury Township, Pennsylvania, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (1912-2002) — also known as Henry S. Reuss — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 22, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1948, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1955-83. Died, of congestive heart failure, in a hospital at San Rafael, Marin County, Calif., January 12, 2002 (age 89 years, 324 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Gustav A. Reuss and Paula Schoellkopf Reuss; married 1942 to Margaret Magrath.
  The Reuss Federal Plaza office building (built 1982, sold and renamed 2017), in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was named for him.
  Campaign slogan (1948): "Our Choice is Reuss."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Books by Henry S. Reuss: When Government Was Good: Memories of a Life in Politics
  J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Germany, October 26, 1868. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; meat merchant; real estate business; president, Lansing Ice and Fuel; vice-president, Weissinger Paper Co.; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Struck by a car, badly injured, and died two weeks later, in a hospital at Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., October 20, 1954 (age 85 years, 359 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Anna Schoettle and Blanche M. Bennett.
  Reutter Park, in Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Allen Rhodes (1909-2001) — also known as James A. Rhodes; Jim Rhodes — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; Bexley, Franklin County, Ohio; Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Coalton, Jackson County, Ohio, September 13, 1909. Republican. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1944-52; Ohio auditor of state, 1953-63; Governor of Ohio, 1963-71, 1975-83; defeated, 1950, 1954, 1986; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964, 1968; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1970. Presbyterian. His decision, in 1970, to send the National Guard to the Kent State University campus to quell a disturbance was blamed for the deaths of four students there. Along with Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace, he was the longest-serving state governor in U.S. history. Died, from infection complications and heart failure, in Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, March 4, 2001 (age 91 years, 172 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; statue at Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of James Allen Rhodes (1880-1918) and Susan Ann (Howe) Rhodes; married 1941 to Helen Bertha Rawlins; third cousin of Virginia A. Kittell; third cousin once removed of Arthur Callen Kittell Jr..
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Rhodes Tower state office building, in Columbus, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894) — also known as Henry M. Rice — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vt., November 29, 1816. Democrat. Fur trader; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1853-57; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1858-63; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1865. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 15, 1894 (age 77 years, 47 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Edmund Rice (1784-1829); brother of Edmund Rice (1819-1889); married, March 28, 1849, to Matilda Whital.
  Rice County, Minn. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry M. Rice (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ann Richards (1933-2006) — also known as Dorothy Ann Willis — of Texas. Born in Lakeview (now part of Lacy Lakeview), McLennan County, Tex., September 1, 1933. Democrat. Travis County Commissioner, 1976-82; Texas state treasurer, 1983-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1988 (speaker); Governor of Texas, 1991-95; defeated, 1994. Female. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died, of esophageal cancer, in Austin, Travis County, Tex., September 13, 2006 (age 73 years, 12 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Daughter of Cecil Willis and Iona (Warren) Willis; married 1953 to David Richards; mother of Cecile Richards.
  The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, in Austin, Texas, is named for her.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Ann Richards: Straight from the Heart : My Life in Politics and Other Places (1990) — I'm Not Slowing Down : Winning My Battle With Osteoporosis, with Richard U. Levine
  Books about Ann Richards: Mike Shropshire and Frank Schaeffer, The Thorny Rose of Texas : An Intimate Portrait of Governor Ann Richards — Celia Morris, Storming the Statehouse : Running for Governor with Ann Richards and Dianne Feinstein — Sue Tolleson-Rinehart and Jeanie R. Stanley, Claytie and the Lady : Ann Richards, Gender, and Politics in Texas — Jan Reid, Let the People In: The Life and Times of Ann Richards
  Franklin Dewey Richards (1821-1899) — of Utah. Born in 1821. Member of Utah territorial legislature, 1849; state court judge in Utah, 1869. Died in 1899 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Franklin County, Idaho is named for him.
  James Burchill Richardson (1770-1836) — of South Carolina. Born in Camden District (part now in Clarendon County), S.C., October 28, 1770. Planter; Governor of South Carolina, 1802-04; member of South Carolina state senate, 1806-13 (Clarendon & Claremont 1806-10, Clarendon 1810-13); resigned 1813; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-18. Episcopalian. Died in Sumter District (part now in Clarendon County), S.C., April 28, 1836 (age 65 years, 183 days). Interment at Richardson Cemetery, Near Remini, Clarendon County, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Richardson and Dorothy (Sinkler) Richardson; half-brother of Richard Richardson Jr.; married to Ann Cantey Sinkler; uncle of William McDonald, Edward Richardson Jr., Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) and John Peter Richardson (1801-1864); granduncle of John Laurence Manning, Richard Irvine Manning (1817-1861) and John Peter Richardson (1831-1899); great-granduncle of Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931).
  Political families: Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James B. Richardson (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scuttled 1968 in the North Atlantic Ocean) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Alexander Richardson (1811-1875) — also known as William A. Richardson — of Quincy, Adams County, Ill. Born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 16, 1811. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1845-47; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1837-38; member of Illinois state senate, 1838-42; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1847-56, 1861-63; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1856; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1858; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1860, 1868; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1863-65. Died in Quincy, Adams County, Ill., December 27, 1875 (age 64 years, 345 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.
  Richardson County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Albert Cabell Ritchie (1876-1936) — also known as Albert C. Ritchie — of Baltimore, Md.; Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Richmond, Va., August 29, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1924, 1928; Governor of Maryland, 1920-35; defeated, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta Phi. Died, of a parlytic stroke, in Baltimore, Md., February 24, 1936 (age 59 years, 179 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Ritchie and Elizabeth Caskie (Cabell) Ritchie; married 1907 to Elizabeth Catherine Baker.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Albert C. Ritchie (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Rittenhouse (1732-1796) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Germantown (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., April 8, 1732. Astronomer; mathematician; financier; clockmaker; surveyor; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1777-89; first director of the U.S. Mint. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 26, 1796 (age 64 years, 79 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Matthias Rittenhouse and Elizabeth (Williams) Rittenhouse; married to Eleanor Coulston and Hannah Jacobs; father of Elizabeth Rittenhouse (who married Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant); second great-granduncle of Barton Myers; third great-granduncle of Robert Baldwin cyers.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Wise-Sergeant-Rockefeller family; Sergeant-Whitehill-Kunkel-Spencer family of Pennsylvania; Myers family of Norfolk, Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Rittenhouse Square (originally Southwest Square; renamed 1825) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — Rittenhouse, a crater on the Moon, about 26 km (16 miles) in diameter, is named for him.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Archibald Roane (c.1755-1819) — of Tennessee. Born in Derry, Lancaster County, Pa., about 1755. Lawyer; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; Governor of Tennessee, 1801-03; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1811-14; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1815-18. Died in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tenn., January 18, 1819 (age about 64 years). Interment at Pleasant Forest Cemetery, Farragut, Tenn.
  Relatives: Uncle of Samuel Calhoun Roane and John Selden Roane.
  Political family: Roane family of Tennessee and Arkansas.
  Roane County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Spencer Roane (1762-1822) — Born in Tappahannock, Essex County, Va., April 4, 1762. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1783-84; member of Virginia Governor's Council, 1785-86; Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, 1794-1822; died in office 1822. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Warm Springs, Bath County, Va., September 4, 1822 (age 60 years, 153 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Bath County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Roane and Judith (Ball) Roane; married 1787 to Anne Henry (daughter of Patrick Henry).
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Roane County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bonny Kaslo Roberts (1907-1999) — also known as B. K. Roberts — of Florida. Born in Sopchoppy, Wakulla County, Fla., February 5, 1907. Lawyer; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1949-76. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., August 4, 1999 (age 92 years, 180 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Roberts and Florida (Morrison) Roberts; married to Mary Newman.
  The B.K. Roberts Main Classroom Building, at Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Qualis vita, finis eta." / As the quality of life is, so the end will be.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Henry O. Roberts Henry O. Roberts (1897-1986) — also known as Hank Roberts — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Sherrard, Mercer County, Ill., September 3, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952; mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1952-55; defeated, 1963. Died, in Regina Continuing Care Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., September 9, 1986 (age 89 years, 6 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Alice Johnson.
  Roberts Municipal Stadium (built 1956, demolished 2013), in Evansville, Indiana, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Evansville
John R. Rogers John Rankin Rogers (1838-1901) — also known as John R. Rogers — of Washington. Born September 4, 1838. Governor of Washington, 1897-1901; died in office 1901. Died December 26, 1901 (age 63 years, 113 days). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.
  The Governor John R. Rogers High School (opened 1968), in Puyallup, Washington, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, February 1902
  Paul Grant Rogers (1921-2008) — also known as Paul G. Rogers — of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Ocilla, Irwin County, Ga., June 4, 1921. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1955-79 (6th District 1955-67, 9th District 1967-73, 11th District 1973-79); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1968. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Died October 13, 2008 (age 87 years, 131 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dwight Laing Rogers.
  The Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in West Palm Beach, Florida, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  James Rolph Jr. (1869-1934) — also known as "Sunny Jim" — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., August 23, 1869. Republican. Banker; shipbuilder; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1912-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1928, 1932; Governor of California, 1931-34; defeated, 1918; died in office 1934. Died in Santa Clara County, Calif., June 2, 1934 (age 64 years, 283 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Brother of Thomas Rolph; married to Annie Marshall Reid.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Rolph (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Herman Romig (1872-1951) — also known as Joseph H. Romig; "Dog-Team Doctor" — of San Francisco, Calif.; Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Edwards County, Ill., September 3, 1872. Physician; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1937-38. Moravian ancestry. Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., 1951 (age about 78 years). Original interment somewhere in Colorado Springs, Colo.; reinterment at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Romig and Margaret (Ricksecker) Romig; married 1896 to Ella Mae Ervin.
  Romig Junior High School (opened 1966; now Romig Middle School), in Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) — also known as Franklin D. Roosevelt; "F.D.R." — of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., January 30, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920, 1924, 1928; speaker, 1944; contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, his legs were paralyzed for the rest of his life; Governor of New York, 1929-33; President of the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February 15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak were shot at by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Elks; Grange; Knights of Pythias. Led the nation through the Depression and World War II. Died of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Warm Springs, Meriwether County, Ga., April 12, 1945 (age 63 years, 72 days). Interment at Roosevelt Home, Hyde Park, N.Y.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt; married, March 17, 1905, to Eleanor Roosevelt (niece of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin of Corinne Douglas Robinson); father of James Roosevelt (1907-1991), Elliott Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.; half-uncle of Helen Roosevelt Robinson; second great-grandson of Edward Hutchinson Robbins; first cousin of Warren Delano Robbins and Katharine Price Collier St. George; first cousin once removed of Helen Lloyd Aspinwall (who married Francis Emanuel Shober); first cousin twice removed of Elizabeth Kortright; first cousin four times removed of Ebenezer Huntington; first cousin six times removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who married William Phillips); second cousin once removed of Samuel Laurence Gouverneur; second cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Roosevelt Jr. and Jabez Williams Huntington; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Huntington, George Washington, Joshua Coit, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington and Samuel Gager; third cousin twice removed of Philip DePeyster and James I. Roosevelt; third cousin thrice removed of Sulifand Sutherland Ross; fourth cousin once removed of Ulysses Simpson Grant, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Roger Wolcott and Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919).
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Ross T. McIntire — Milton Lipson — W. W. Howes — Bruce Barton — Hamilton Fish, Jr. — Joseph W. Martin, Jr. — Samuel I. Rosenman — Rexford G. Tugwell — Raymond Moley — Adolf A. Berle — George E. Allen — Lorence E. Asman — Grenville T. Emmet — Eliot Janeway — Jonathan Daniels — Ralph Bellamy — Wythe Leigh Kinsolving
  The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge (opened 1962), over Lubec Narrows, between Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, is named for him.  — The borough of Roosevelt, New Jersey (originally Jersey Homesteads; renamed 1945), is named for him.  — F. D. Roosevelt Airport, on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius, is named for him.  — The F. D. Roosevelt Teaching Hospital, in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Frank Garrison — Franklin D. Roosevelt Keesee
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. dime (ten cent coin).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt: James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America — Doris Kearns Goodwin, No Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II — Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt, FDR : 1882-1945 — Bernard Bellush, Franklin Roosevelt as Governor of New York — Robert H. Jackson, That Man : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt — Jonas Klein, Beloved Island : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy of Campobello — Conrad Black, Franklin Delano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom — Charles Peters, Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World — Steven Neal, Happy Days Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergence of FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever — H. W. Brands, Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt — Hazel Rowley, Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage — Alan Brinkley, Franklin Delano Roosevelt — Stanley Weintraub, Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR's Introduction to War, Politics, and Life — Karen Bornemann Spies, Franklin D. Roosevelt (for young readers)
  Critical books about Franklin D. Roosevelt: Jim Powell, FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression — John T. Flynn, The Roosevelt Myth — Burton W. Folsom, New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America
  Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt: Philip Roth, The Plot Against America: A Novel
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) — also known as "T.R."; "Teddy"; "The Colonel"; "The Hero of San Juan Hill"; "The Rough Rider"; "Trust-Buster"; "The Happy Warrior"; "The Bull Moose" — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 27, 1858. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1882-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884, 1900; Republican candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1886; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of New York, 1899-1901; Vice President of the United States, 1901; President of the United States, 1901-09; defeated (Progressive), 1912; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916. Christian Reformed; later Episcopalian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Alpha Delta Phi; Union League. Received the Medal of Honor for leading a charge up San Juan Hill during battle there, July 1, 1898. While campaigning for president in Milwaukee, Wis., on October 14, 1912, was shot in the chest by John F. Schrank; despite the injury, he continued his speech for another hour and a half before seeking medical attention. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1906; elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. Died in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., January 6, 1919 (age 60 years, 71 days). Interment at Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and Martha (Bulloch) Roosevelt; brother of Anna L. Roosevelt (who married William Sheffield Cowles (1846-1923)) and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson; married, October 27, 1880, to Alice Hathaway Lee; married, December 2, 1886, to Edith Kermit Carow (first cousin once removed of Daniel Putnam Tyler); father of Alice Lee Roosevelt (who married Nicholas Longworth) and Theodore Roosevelt Jr.; nephew of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; uncle of Theodore Douglas Robinson, Eleanor Roosevelt (who married Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)), Corinne Robinson Alsop and William Sheffield Cowles (1898-1986); grandnephew of James I. Roosevelt; granduncle of James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, Corinne A. Chubb, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. and John deKoven Alsop; great-grandfather of Susan Roosevelt (who married William Floyd Weld); great-grandnephew of William Bellinger Bulloch; second great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch; second cousin twice removed of Philip DePeyster; second cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Roosevelt Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Martin Van Buren; fourth cousin once removed of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945).
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Gifford Pinchot — David J. Leahy — William Barnes, Jr. — Oliver D. Burden — William J. Youngs — George B. Cortelyou — Mason Mitchell — Frederic MacMaster — John Goodnow — William Loeb, Jr. — Asa Bird Gardiner
  Roosevelt counties in Mont. and N.M. are named for him.
  The minor planet (asteroid) 188693 Roosevelt (discovered 2005), is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Theodore Bassett — Theodore R. McKeldin — Ted Dalton — Theodore R. Kupferman — Theodore Roosevelt Britton, Jr.
  Personal motto: "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Theodore Roosevelt: James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America — H. W. Brands, T.R : The Last Romantic — Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex — Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt — John Morton Blum, The Republican Roosevelt — Richard D. White, Jr., Roosevelt the Reformer : Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner, 1889-1895 — Frederick W. Marks III, Velvet on Iron : The Diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt — James Chace, 1912 : Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the Country — Patricia O'Toole, When Trumpets Call : Theodore Roosevelt After the White House — Candice Millard, The River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey — Lewis Einstein, Roosevelt : His Mind in Action — Rick Marshall, Bully!: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt: Illustrated with More Than 250 Vintage Political Cartoons
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1901
  Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) — also known as Daniel C. Roper — of Washington, D.C. Born in Marlboro County, S.C., April 1, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; publicist; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County, 1892-94; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924 (member, Credentials Committee), 1932, 1936; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from leukemia, in Washington, D.C., April 11, 1943 (age 76 years, 10 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Roper and Henrietta V. (McLaurin) Roper; married, December 25, 1889, to Lou McKenzie.
  Daniel C. Roper Junior High School (opened 1966; later changed to Roper Middle School; renamed in 1997 as Ron Brown Middle School), in Washington, D.C., was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  John Carter Rose (1861-1927) — also known as John C. Rose — of Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 27, 1861. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1898-1910; U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1910-22; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1922-27; died in office 1927. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., March 26, 1927 (age 65 years, 333 days). Interment at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Grace Harvey Beatson.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Carter Rose (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1942) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwynne Cutler Rosenbaum (1899-2003) — also known as E. C. 'Polly' Rosenbaum — of Hayden, Gila County, Ariz.; Globe, Gila County, Ariz. Born in Ollie, Keokuk County, Iowa, September 4, 1899. Democrat. School teacher; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1949-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona. Female. Member, Zonta; Order of the Eastern Star. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., December 28, 2003 (age 104 years, 115 days). Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
  Relatives: Married 1939 to William George Rosenbaum.
  The Polly Rosenbaum Archives and History Building (opened 2008), in Phoenix, Arizona, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Ross (1730-1779) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., May 10, 1730. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1779. Died July 14, 1779 (age 49 years, 65 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Brother of Gertrude Ross (who married George Read) and Elizabeth Ross (who married Edward Biddle).
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Ross (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Delmage Ross (1872-1939) — also known as J. D. Ross — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Chatham, Ontario, November 9, 1872. Electrical engineer; Seattle superintendent of lighting (electric power), 1911-39; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935-37; administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, 1937. Died, from a heart attack, following surgery for stomach and intestinal ailments, in the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., March 14, 1939 (age 66 years, 125 days). Interment at Ross Family Burial Site, Newhalem, Wash.
  Relatives: Married 1907 to Alice M. Wilson.
  Mount Ross, in Whatcom County, Washington, is named for him.  — Ross Dam (built 1937-49), on the Skagit River, in Whatcom County, Washington, is named for him.  — Ross Lake, a reservoir in Whatcom County, Washington, which also extends into British Columbia, Canada, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS J. D. Ross (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; sold and renamed SS Lampsis; sank during a storm in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1966) was originally named for him.
  Epitaph: "J.D. Ross, one of the greatest Americans of our generation, was an outstanding mathematician and equally great engineer. He had also the practical ability to make things work in the spirit of public opinion and successful business. More than that, he was a philosopher and lover and student of trees and flowers. His successful career and especially his long service in behalf of the public interest are worthy of study by every American boy."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lawrence Sullivan Ross (1838-1898) — also known as Sul Ross — of Texas. Born in Benton, Ringgold County, Iowa, September 27, 1838. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; member of Texas state senate, 1880; Governor of Texas, 1887-91; president, Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University), 1891-98. Died in College Station, Brazos County, Tex., January 3, 1898 (age 59 years, 98 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Tex.; statue at Academic Plaza, College Station, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Shapley Prince Ross and Catherine Hanby (Fulkerson) Ross; married to Elizabeth Dorothy Tinsley.
  Sul Ross University (founded 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College; became a university 1969), in Alpine, Texas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Lawrence Sullivan Ross: Dede W. Casad, The Governor's Stake: The Parallel Lives of Two Texas Governors: Richard Coke and Lawrence Sullivan Ross
  William Wallace Ross (1828-1889) — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Huron, Erie County, Ohio, December 25, 1828. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Kansas state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1860; mayor of Topeka, Kan., 1865-66. Died, of stomach cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 5, 1889 (age 60 years, 162 days). Original interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment in 1924 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Sylvester Flint Ross and Sinthy (Rice) Ross; brother-in-law of Edwin Mortimer Hewins; brother of Edmund Gibson Ross; father of May Ross (who married Meredith Pinxton Snyder); great-grandson-in-law of Simon Frye.
  Political family: Ross family.
  The city of Rossville, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Henry Rosseter (1869-1936) — also known as John H. Rosseter — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 6, 1869. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920. Irish ancestry. Died in San Francisco, Calif., April 28, 1936 (age 66 years, 266 days). Interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Henry Rosseter (1838-1891) and Winifred (Commin) Rosseter; married, June 6, 1906, to Jane Gilchrist; married, September 7, 1916, to Alice Gertrude May.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John H. Rosseter (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Lowell Roudebush (1918-1995) — also known as Richard L. Roudebush — of Indiana. Born near Noblesville, Hamilton County, Ind., January 18, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1960 ; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1961-71 (6th District 1961-67, 10th District 1967-69, 5th District 1969-71); candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1970. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., January 28, 1995 (age 77 years, 10 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Roy Lehr Roudebush and Melissa Mae (McMahan) Roudebush; third cousin twice removed of Oscar H. Roudebush; fourth cousin once removed of Allen Cowan Roudebush.
  Political family: Roudebush family of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
  The Richard L. Roudebush V.A. Medical Center, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Long Routt (1826-1907) — also known as John L. Routt — of Central City, Gilpin County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born April 25, 1826. Republican. Governor of Colorado Territory, 1875-76; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1876, 1880; Governor of Colorado, 1876-79, 1891-93; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1883-85. Died in Denver, Colo., August 13, 1907 (age 81 years, 110 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Routt County, Colo. is named for him.
  Routt National Forest (established 1905, now part of Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest), in Routt, Jackson, Rio Blanco, Grand, Moffat, and Garfield counties, Colorado, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Books about John Routt: Joyce B. Lohse, First Governor, First Lady: John and Eliza Routt of Colorado
  James Roy Rowland Jr. (b. 1926) — also known as J. Roy Rowland — of Dublin, Laurens County, Ga. Born in Wrightsville, Johnson County, Ga., February 3, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; physician; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1977-82; U.S. Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1983-95. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  The J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, in Dubin, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Edward Ross Roybal (1916-2005) — also known as Edward R. Roybal — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., February 10, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1988 (speaker); U.S. Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75, 25th District 1975-93). Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Optimist Club. Died, from respiratory failure and pneumonia, in Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 24, 2005 (age 89 years, 256 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Lucille Roybal-Allard.
  The Edward R. Roybal Infectious Disease Lab, in Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Hiram George Runnels (1796-1857) — also known as Hiram G. Runnels — Born in Hancock County, Ga., December 17, 1796. Mississippi state auditor, 1822-30; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1830, 1841; Governor of Mississippi, 1833-35; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845. Fought a duel with Volney E. Howard. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., December 17, 1857 (age 61 years, 0 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
  Relatives: Uncle of Hardin Richard Runnels and Hester Eleanor Runnels (who married William Robinson Baker).
  Political family: Runnels-Terry family of Houston, Texas.
  Runnels County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Rush (1746-1813) — also known as "Father of American Psychiatry" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Byberry Township (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., January 4, 1746. Physician; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 19, 1813 (age 67 years, 105 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married, January 2, 1776, to Julia Stockton (daughter of Richard Stockton); father of Richard Rush.
  Political family: Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Rush County, Ind. is named for him.
  Rush Street, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Benjamin Rush: Alyn Brodsky, Benjamin Rush : Patriot and Physician — David Barton, Benjamin Rush — David Barton, Benjamin Rush: Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Jeremiah M. Rusk Jeremiah McLain Rusk (1830-1893) — also known as Jeremiah M. Rusk — of Viroqua, Vernon County, Wis. Born in Malta, Morgan County, Ohio, June 17, 1830. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-77 (6th District 1871-73, 7th District 1873-77); Governor of Wisconsin, 1882-89; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1889-93. Died in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wis., November 21, 1893 (age 63 years, 157 days). Interment at Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Wis.
  Relatives: Brother of Allen Rusk; married to Mary Martin and Elizabeth M. Johnson; father of Lycurgus J. Rusk.
  Political family: Rusk family of Viroqua, Wisconsin.
  Rusk County, Wis. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jeremiah M. Rusk (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1874
  Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803-1857) — also known as Thomas J. Rusk — of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex. Born in South Carolina, December 5, 1803. Democrat. Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Nacogdoches, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Nacogdoches, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1836, 1836-37; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; justice of Texas Republic supreme court, 1838-40; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1846-57; died in office 1857. Slaveowner. Killed himself, in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex., July 29, 1857 (age 53 years, 236 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Tex.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; statue at Rusk County Courthouse Grounds, Henderson, Tex.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  Rusk County, Tex. is named for him.
  The city of Rusk, Texas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Dan Monroe Russell Jr. (1913-2011) — also known as Dan M. Russell, Jr. — of Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Miss. Born in Magee, Simpson County, Miss., March 15, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1960; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1965-83; took senior status 1983. Died in Gulfport, Harrison County, Miss., April 16, 2011 (age 98 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  The Dan M. Russell Jr. U.S. Courthouse, in Gulfport, Mississippi, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Donald Stuart Russell (1906-1998) — also known as Donald S. Russell — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Born in Lafayette Springs, Lafayette County, Miss., February 22, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; president, University of South Carolina, 1952-57; Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1965-66; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1966-71; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1971-98; died in office 1998. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., February 22, 1998 (age 92 years, 0 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Lafayette Russell and Lula (Russell) Russell.
  Cross-reference: J. Bratton Davis
  The Donald Stuart Russell U.S. Courthouse, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, is named for him.
  Campaign slogan (1962): "Russell's Right."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (1897-1971) — also known as Richard B. Russell, Jr. — of Winder, Barrow County, Ga. Born in Winder, Barrow County, Ga., November 2, 1897. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Barrow County, 1921-31; Speaker of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1927-31; Governor of Georgia, 1931-33; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1933-71; died in office 1971; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; American Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., January 21, 1971 (age 73 years, 80 days). Interment at Russell Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Brevard Russell and Ina (Dillard) Russell; brother of Robert Lee Russell; uncle of Robert Lee Russell Jr..
  Political family: Russell family of Winder, Georgia.
  The Russell Senate Office Building (built 1903-08; named 1972), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.  — The Richard B. Russell Federal Building and Courthouse (built 1978-79), in Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Richard B. Russell, Jr.: Gilbert C. Fite, Richard B. Russell, Jr., Senator from Georgia — Sally Russell, Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.: A Life of Consequence
  William Russell (1735-1793) — Born in Culpeper County, Va., March 6, 1735. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1785; member of Virginia state senate, 1788-91. Died in Shenandoah County, Va., January 14, 1793 (age 57 years, 314 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1755 to Tabitha Adams; married 1783 to Elizabeth (Henry) Campbell (sister of Patrick Henry; widow of William Campbell); father of William Russell (1758-1825); great-grandfather of Carter Henry Harrison; second great-grandfather of Carter Henry Harrison II.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky; Ewing-Matthews-Watterson-Harrison family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Russell County, Va. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Russell (1758-1825) — of Fayette County, Ky. Born in Culpeper County, Va., March 6, 1758. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1790-91; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1792, 1796-1800, 1802, 1823; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died in Fayette County, Ky., July 3, 1825 (age 67 years, 119 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Tabitha (Adams) Russell and William Russell (1735-1793); married to Anne 'Nancy' Price; grandfather of Carter Henry Harrison; great-grandfather of Carter Henry Harrison II.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky; Ewing-Matthews-Watterson-Harrison family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Russell County, Ky. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Rutgers (1745-1830) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 7, 1745. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1777-78, 1783-84, 1800-02, 1803-05, 1806-08; resigned 1778. Dutch Reformed. Died February 17, 1830 (age 84 years, 133 days). Original interment at Dutch Church Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1865 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Hendrick Rutgers and Catharine (De Peyster) Rutgers; nephew of Johannes DePeyster; grandson of Johannes de Peyster; grandnephew of Abraham de Peyster; first cousin of Matthew Clarkson; first cousin once removed of Philip DePeyster; second cousin of Pierre Van Cortlandt; second cousin once removed of Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, John Stevens III and Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin twice removed of William Alexander Duer, John Duer and Charles Ludlow Livingston; second cousin thrice removed of William Duer and Denning Duer; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean and Hamilton Fish Kean; second cousin five times removed of Robert Reginald Livingston, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) and Robert Winthrop Kean.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Rutgers University (founded 1766 as Queens College; renamed 1825 as Rutgers College) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is named for him.  — Henry Street and Rutgers Street, in Manhattan, New York, are both named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John Rutledge John Rutledge (1739-1800) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., September 18, 1739. Lawyer; member of South Carolina House of Commons, 1761-76; South Carolina state attorney general, 1764-65; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774; President of South Carolina, 1776-78; Governor of South Carolina, 1779-82; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1782, 1784-90; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; received 6 electoral votes, 1789; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-91; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1795; common pleas court judge in South Carolina, 1791-95. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish and English ancestry. Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., July 23, 1800 (age 60 years, 308 days). Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Rutledge (1713-1750) and Sarah (Hext) Rutledge; brother of Sarah Rutledge (who married John Mathews) and Edward Rutledge; married to Elizabeth Grimke (first cousin of John Faucheraud Grimké); father of Martha Rutledge (who married Francis Kinloch) and John Rutledge Jr.; uncle of Thomas Rhett Smith and Sarah Ann Rutledge (who married Alfred Huger); granduncle of Benjamin Huger Rutledge (1829-1893); great-granduncle of Benjamin Huger Rutledge (1861-1925).
  Political family: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Rutledge (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Anson Peacely Killen Safford (1830-1891) — also known as A. P. K. Safford; "The Little Governor"; "Father of Arizona Public Schools" — of California; Humboldt County, Nev.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Hyde Park, Lamoille County, Vt., February 14, 1830. Republican. Member of California state assembly 17th District, 1857-59; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1869-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1880. Died in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Fla., December 15, 1891 (age 61 years, 304 days). Interment at Cycadia Cemetery, Tarpon Springs, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Warren Safford and Diantha (Little) Safford; married, July 24, 1869, to Jennie L. Tracy; married, December 12, 1878, to Marguerite F. Grijalva; married, September 10, 1881, to Soledad Bonillas; first cousin once removed of Ephraim Safford; second cousin of John Jay Walbridge, James Safford and David Safford Walbridge; second cousin once removed of Robert Crawford Safford; second cousin twice removed of Cyrus Packard Walbridge and Edward L. Safford.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Safford, Arizona, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Anson P. K. Safford (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) — Born in Scotland, March 23, 1734. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87; Governor of Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1790. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. Injured in a fall from an overturned horsedrawn cart, and died a few days later, near Youngstown, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 31, 1818 (age 84 years, 161 days). Interment at Old St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Mary E. Baldridge (who married James Henry Lane).
  Political family: Lane family of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
  St. Clair County, Ala., St. Clair County, Ill., St. Clair County, Mich. and St. Clair County, Mo. are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Arthur St. Clair Vance — Arthur St. Clair Colyar
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
John P. SAINT_John John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) — also known as John P. St. John — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo.; Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., February 25, 1833. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state senate, 1873; Governor of Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1884. Congregationalist; later Christian Scientist. Died in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., August 31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188 days). Interment at Olathe Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Sophia (Snell) St. John and Samuel St. John; married, March 28, 1852, to Mary Jane Brewer; married, March 28, 1860, to Susan Jane Parker.
  The city of St. John, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., June 13, 1783. Whig. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1813-14, 1816, 1822, 1829, 1834, 1844; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1817-19; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820; mayor of Salem, Mass., 1836-38; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1838-43. Died in Salem, Essex County, Mass., May 8, 1845 (age 61 years, 329 days). Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Saltonstall and Anna (White) Saltonstall; married, March 14, 1811, to Mary Elizabeth Saunders (sister-in-law of Dudley Leavitt Pickman); father of Leverett Saltonstall (1825-1895); granduncle of John Lee Saltonstall; great-grandfather of Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) and Richard Saltonstall; great-grandnephew of Gurdon Saltonstall (1666-1724); great-granduncle of William Gurdon Saltonstall and John Lee Saltonstall Jr.; second great-grandfather of William Lawrence Saltonstall; first cousin twice removed of Gurdon Saltonstall (1708-1785); third cousin twice removed of James Rodes Saltonstall.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts; Sullivan-Saltonstall family of Durham, New Hampshire (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Saltonstall Elementary School, in Salem, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Wilbur F. Sanders Wilbur Fiske Sanders (1834-1905) — also known as Wilbur F. Sanders — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Leon, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., May 2, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1864, 1867, 1880, 1886; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana Territory, 1868 (speaker); delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1872, 1876, 1884, 1900 (alternate); member of Montana territorial House of Representatives, 1873-80; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1890-93. Member, Freemasons. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., July 7, 1905 (age 71 years, 66 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Sanders and Freedom (Edgerton) Sanders; married to Harriet Peck Fenn; nephew of Sidney Edgerton.
  Sanders County, Mont. is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Patriot - Pioneer - Statesman."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Henry Shelton Sanford (1823-1891) — Born in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Conn., June 15, 1823. U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1861-69. Died May 21, 1891 (age 67 years, 340 days). Interment at Long Hill Cemetery, Shelton, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Nehemiah Curtis Sanford and Nancy Bateman (Shelton) Sanford; married, September 21, 1864, to Gertrude Ellen Dupuy; nephew of John Sanford.
  Political family: Sanford family of Woodbury, Connecticut.
  The city of Sanford, Florida, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry S. Sanford (built 1943-44 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Jedediah Sanger (1751-1829) — of Jaffrey, Cheshire County, N.H.; Whitestown, Herkimer County (part now in New Hartford, Oneida County), N.Y.; New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Mass., February 28, 1751. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; farmer; tavern keeper; paper mill business; member of New York state assembly, 1793-95 (Herkimer County 1793-94, Herkimer and Onondaga counties 1794-95); member of New York state senate Western District, 1796-1804. Died June 6, 1829 (age 78 years, 98 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Sanger and Deborah Sanger.
  The town of Sangerfield, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Wilson G. Sarig (1874-1936) — of Lenhardtsville, Berks County, Pa. Born in Lenhardtsville, Berks County, Pa., March 7, 1874. Democrat. School teacher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1915-20, 1923-28, 1931-36 (Berks County 2nd District 1915-20, Berks County 4th District 1923-28, 1931-36); defeated, 1928; died in office 1936; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1935-36; died in office 1936; candidate for Pennsylvania state senate, 1920; candidate for Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1932. Died of a heart ailment, in Temple, Berks County, Pa., March 14, 1936 (age 62 years, 7 days). Interment at Laureldale Cemetery, Laureldale, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Jennie Unterkofler.
  The Wilson G. Sarig Elementary School (built 1936, expanded 1954, closed by 1988), in Temple, Pennsylvania, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alvin Saunders (1817-1899) — of Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa. Born in Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky., July 12, 1817. Republican. Delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Henry County, 1846; member of Iowa state senate, 1854-56, 1858-60; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1861-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1868; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1877-83. Disciples of Christ. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., November 1, 1899 (age 82 years, 112 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Gunnell Saunders and Mary (Mauzy) Saunders; married to Marthena Barlow; father of Mary Angeline Saunders (who married Russell Benjamin Harrison); grandfather of William Henry Harrison.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Saunders County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) — also known as F. Grant Sawyer — of Elko, Elko County, Nev. Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, December 14, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956; Governor of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; American Legion; Lions; Eagles. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., February 19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer; married, August 1, 1946, to Bette Hoge.
  The Sawyer state office building, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Philetus Sawyer Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900) — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Whiting, Addison County, Vt., September 22, 1816. Republican. Lumber business; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1857, 1861; mayor of Oshkosh, Wis., 1863-64; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1865-75 (5th District 1865-73, 6th District 1873-75); U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1881-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896. Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., March 29, 1900 (age 83 years, 188 days). Entombed at Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
  Sawyer County, Wis. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1874
  Antonin Gregory Scalia (1936-2016) — also known as Antonin Scalia — Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., March 11, 1936. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-86; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1986-2016; died in office 2016. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Died in Shafter, Presidio County, Tex., February 13, 2016 (age 79 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Salvatore Scalia and Catherine (Panaro) Scalia; nephew of Vincent R. Panaro.
  Cross-reference: J. Michael Luttig — Philip J. Berg
  Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Books by Antonin Scalia: A Matter of Interpretation (1998)
  Books about Antonin Scalia: Kevin A. Ring, Scalia Dissents : Writings of the Supreme Court's Wittiest, Most Outspoken Justice — Richard A. Brisbin, Justice Antonin Scalia and the Conservative Revival
  Francis Muir Scarlett (1891-1971) — also known as Frank M. Scarlett — of Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga. Born in Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., June 9, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924, 1928 (alternate), 1936; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1946-68; took senior status 1968; senior judge, 1968-71. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died November 18, 1971 (age 80 years, 162 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank M. Scarlett and Bessie Brailsford (Bailey) Scarlett; married, June 15, 1923, to Mary Louisa Morgan; married, May 29, 1965, to Mary Roberta Walker.
  The Frank M. Scarlett Federal Building, in Brunswick, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) — also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn — of Galena, Cherokee County, Kan. Born in Channahon, Will County, Ill., November 19, 1851. Organizer, Citizens Bank of Galena; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board of Control, 1905-11. Episcopalian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died, of heart failure, in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., February 1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74 days). Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac B. Schermerhorn and Jane B. Schermerhorn; married, November 21, 1878, to Abbie Brown Simpson; married, November 19, 1919, to Ella Marie Brace Sumner.
  Schermerhorn Park, in Galena, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gustave Schleicher (1823-1879) — of Texas. Born in Germany, November 19, 1823. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1853-54; member of Texas state senate, 1859-61; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Texas 6th District, 1875-79; died in office 1879. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., January 10, 1879 (age 55 years, 52 days). Interment at United States National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
  Schleicher County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John McAllister Schofield (1831-1906) — also known as John M. Schofield — Born in Gerry, Chautauqua County, N.Y., September 29, 1831. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1868-69. Member, Loyal Legion. Received the Medal of Honor in 1892 for action at Wilsons Creek, Mo., August 10, 1861. Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla., March 4, 1906 (age 74 years, 156 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John M. Schofield (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) — also known as Henry R. Schoolcraft — of Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Mich. Born in Guilderland, Albany County, N.Y., March 28, 1793. Glassmaker; geologist; U.S. Indian Agent, 1822-41; member Michigan territorial council from Brown, Chippewa, Crawford and Michilimackinac counties, 1828-31. Died in Washington, D.C., December 10, 1864 (age 71 years, 257 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Lawrence Schoolcraft and Margaret Anna Barbara (Rowe) Schoolcraft; married, October 12, 1823, to Jane Johnston; married, January 12, 1847, to Mary Howard; uncle of John Lawrence Schoolcraft and Richard Updike Sherman; granduncle of James Schoolcraft Sherman (who married Carrie Babcock Sherman) and James Teller Schoolcraft; first cousin once removed of Peter P. Schoolcraft.
  Political families: Seward family of New York; Schoolcraft-Sherman family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Schoolcraft County, Mich. is named for him.
  The village of Schoolcraft, Michigan, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry R. Schoolcraft (built 1943 at Richmond, California; wrecked and scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Schureman (1756-1824) — of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., February 12, 1756. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; merchant; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1783-85, 1788; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1786-87; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1789-91, 1797-99, 1813-15 (at-large 1789-91, 1797-99, 2nd District 1813-15); U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1799-1801; mayor of New Brunswick, N.J., 1801-13, 1821-24; died in office 1824; member of New Jersey State Council from Middlesex County, 1808, 1810, 1812-13. Slaveowner. Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., January 22, 1824 (age 67 years, 344 days). Interment at First Reformed Church Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Schureman (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Carl Schurz Carl Christian Schurz (1829-1906) — also known as Carl Schurz — of Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; St. Louis, Mo.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Liblar (now part of Erfstadt), Germany, March 2, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1857; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868 (Temporary Chair; speaker); U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1869-75; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1877-81. German ancestry. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 14, 1906 (age 77 years, 73 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; statue at Morningside Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  The community of Schurz, Nevada, is named for him.  — Mount Schurz, in Park County, Wyoming, is named for him.  — Carl Schurz Park, in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.  — Carl Schurz High School, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Schurz Elementary School, in Watertown, Wisconsin, is named for him.  — Carl Schurz Elementary School, in New Braunfels, Texas, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Carl S. Thompson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Books about Carl Schurz: Hans Louis Trefousse, Carl Schurz: A Biography
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
Philip Schuyler Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804) — also known as Philip Schuyler — of New York. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 20, 1733. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1768; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775, 1777, 1779-80; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state senate Western District, 1780-84, 1785-89, 1791-97; member of New York council of appointment, 1786, 1788, 1790, 1794; U.S. Senator from New York, 1789-91, 1797-98. Built the first flax mill in America. Slaveowner. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 18, 1804 (age 70 years, 364 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue (now gone) at Albany City Hall Grounds, Albany, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) and Cornelia (Van Cortlandt) Schuyler; brother of Stephen John Schuyler; married, September 17, 1755, to Catherine Van Rensselaer; father of Elizabeth Schuyler (who married Alexander Hamilton), Margarita Schuyler (who married Stephen Van Rensselaer) and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; uncle of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792); grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); grandfather of Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton and William Stephen Hamilton; grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724) and Jacobus Van Cortlandt; granduncle of Henry Walter Livingston; great-granduncle of Edward Livingston (1796-1840); second great-grandfather of Robert Ray Hamilton; third great-grandfather of John Eliot Thayer Jr.; third great-granduncle of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Bronson Murray Cutting; fourth great-granduncle of Brockholst Livingston; first cousin of Stephanus Bayard and Pierre Van Cortlandt; first cousin once removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston, Nicholas Bayard, Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and James Parker; first cousin twice removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and John Cortlandt Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, James Adams Ekin, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; first cousin four times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and John Sluyter Wirt; second cousin of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), William Livingston, James Jay, Philip P. Schuyler, John Jay and Frederick Jay; second cousin once removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), James Livingston, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Killian Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; second cousin twice removed of Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Jay II and Philip N. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Peter Gansevoort, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jacob Astor III, Eugene Schuyler, Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin four times removed of William Waldorf Astor, John Kean, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin five times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills, Robert Reginald Livingston, Robert Winthrop Kean and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996).
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Schuyler counties in Ill., Mo. and N.Y. are named for him.
  The village of Schuylerville, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Edward Joseph Schwartz (1912-2000) — of California. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., March 26, 1912. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; municipal judge in California, 1959-63; superior court judge in California, 1964-68; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1968-82; took senior status 1982. Died, at Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 22, 2000 (age 87 years, 362 days). Burial location unknown.
  The Edward J. Schwartz Federal Office Building (built 1975, given current name 1994), in San Diego, California, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Charles Scott (1739-1813) — Born in Goochland County, Va., 1739. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state legislature, 1789; Governor of Kentucky, 1808-12. Died in Clark County, Ky., October 22, 1813 (age about 74 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1854 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of George Mortimer Bibb.
  Scott County, Ky. is named for him.
  The city of Scottsville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Irving Murray Scott (1837-1903) — also known as Irving M. Scott — Born in Baltimore County, Md., December 25, 1837. Republican. Civil engineer; shipbuilder; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Died in San Francisco, Calif., April 28, 1903 (age 65 years, 124 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Scott and Elizabeth (Littig) Scott; married, October 7, 1863, to Laura Hord.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Irving M. Scott (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Scott (1782-1861) — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Born in Hanover County, Va., May 18, 1782. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1814-17; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1816-17, 1817-21; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from Ste. Genevieve County, 1820; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1821-27. Slaveowner. Died in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., October 1, 1861 (age 79 years, 136 days). Interment at Memorial Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of George Wallace Jones; brother of Andrew Scott; uncle of John Rice Homer Scott.
  Political family: Jones family of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
  Scott County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Winfield Scott (1786-1866) — also known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" — Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., June 13, 1786. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; candidate for Whig nomination for President, 1839, 1844, 1848; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for President of the United States, 1852. Died in West Point, Orange County, N.Y., May 29, 1866 (age 79 years, 350 days). Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.; statue erected 1874 at Scott Circle, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Scott and Anna (Mason) Scott; married 1817 to Mary D. Mayo (granddaughter of John De Hart); great-granduncle of Philip C. Hanna; first cousin twice removed of Frank Newsum Julian.
  Political family: Scott-DeHart-Hanna family of New Jersey and Alabama.
  Scott County, Iowa is named for him.
  Fort Scott (military installation 1842-73), and the subsequent city of Fort Scott, Kansas, were named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Winfield S. Sherwood — Winfield S. Sherwood — Winfield Scott Featherston — Winfield S. Hancock — Winfield S. Cameron — Winfield S. Hanford — Winfield S. Smyth — Winfield S. Bird — W. S. Bell — Winfield S. Holden — Winfield S. Huntley — Winfield Scott Nay — Winfield S. Smith — Winfield S. Kerr — Winfield Scott Moore — Winfield S. Little — Winfield S. Choate — Winfield S. Holt — Winfield S. Pope — Winfield S. Watson — Winfield S. Keenholts — Winfield Scott Silloway — Winfield S. Vandewater — Winfield S. Braddock — W. S. Allen — Winfield S. Hammond — Winfield S. Phillips — Winfield S. Spencer — Winfield S. Rose — Winfield S. Schuster — Winfield Scott Allison — Winfield S. Boynton — Winfield S. Kenyon — Winfield S. Tibbetts — Winfield S. Withrow — Winfield S. Harrold — Winfield Scott Reed — Winfield S. Grove — Winfield S. Rogers — Winfield S. Brown — Winfield S. Pealer — Winfield S. Wallace, Jr. — Winfield S. Hinds
  Epitaph: "History records his Eminent Services as a Warrior, Pacificator, and General In Chief of the Armies of the United States. Medals, and an Equestrian Statue ordered by Congress in the Capital of his Country, are his Public Monuments. This stone is a mark of the love and veneration of his Daughters. Requiescat in Pace."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Winfield Scott: Timothy D. Johnson, Winfield Scott: The Quest for Military Glory
  Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912-1999) — also known as Glenn T. Seaborg; Glenn Teodor Sjöberg — Born in Ishpeming, Marquette County, Mich., April 19, 1912. Democrat. Physical chemist; university professor; received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1951; chair, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1961-71. Swedish ancestry. Member, Alpha Chi Sigma; American Chemical Society. Died in Lafayette, Contra Costa County, Calif., February 25, 1999 (age 86 years, 312 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Herman Theodore 'Ted' Seaborg and Selma Olivia (Erickson) Seaborg; married 1942 to Helen L. Griggs.
  The element Seaborgium is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Seabury (1873-1958) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 22, 1873. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-14; defeated, 1905; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1914-16; defeated (Progressive), 1913; Democratic candidate for Governor of New York, 1916; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., May 7, 1958 (age 85 years, 74 days). Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. William Jones Seabury and Alice Van Wyck (Beare) Seabury; married, June 6, 1900, to Josephine Maud Richey.
  Samuel Seabury Playground (opened 1962, renamed 1989), Lexington Avenue at 96th Street, Manhattan, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Sears (1787-1871) — Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 8, 1787. Merchant; real estate developer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1820; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1840; philanthropist. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 14, 1871 (age 83 years, 98 days). Entombed at Christ Church, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of David Sears (1752-1816) and Ann (Winthrop) Sears; married, June 13, 1809, to Miriam Clarke Mason; nephew of Thomas Lindall Winthrop; great-grandfather of Augustus Peabody Gardner and Charles Francis Adams; second great-grandfather of George Cabot Lodge; second great-grandnephew of Fitz-John Winthrop; third great-grandson of John Winthrop (1606-1676); third great-grandfather of William Amory Gardner Minot; fourth great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649); first cousin of Robert Charles Winthrop; first cousin four times removed of John Forbes Kerry; third cousin once removed of Elijah Livermore Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin and Henry Barrett Crosby; third cousin twice removed of Charles Hamlin and Hannibal Emery Hamlin; third cousin thrice removed of James Kilbourne, Isaiah Kidder Stetson, Charles Sumner Hamlin and Ruth Baker Pratt.
  Political families: Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Searsport, Maine, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William King Sebastian (1812-1865) — also known as William K. Sebastian — of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips County, Ark. Born in Centerville, Hickman County, Tenn., June 12, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state legislature, 1840; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1848-61. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelled in absentia on July 11, 1861. Did not participate in the Confederacy during the war; his expulsion from the Senate was posthumously revoked in 1877. Slaveowner. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., May 20, 1865 (age 52 years, 342 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Sebastian County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Peter Finley Secchia (1937-2020) — also known as Peter F. Secchia — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Ferrysburg, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Englewood, Bergen County, N.J., April 15, 1937. Republican. Chief executive, Universal Forest Products, 1971-89; owner of restaurants; real estate developer; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1980-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984, 2000 (alternate), 2004; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1989-93. Italian ancestry. Died, from COVID-19 and other health issues, in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., October 21, 2020 (age 83 years, 189 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Cesare 'Charlie' Secchia and Valerie (Smith) Secchia; married 1964 to Joan Peterson.
  Secchia Stadium (baseball field) at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Robert Thompson Secrest (1904-1994) — also known as Robert T. Secrest — of Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio; Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio. Born in Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, January 22, 1904. Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools; member of Ohio state legislature, 1931-32; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1933-42, 1949-54, 1963-67; defeated, 1946; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1954-61. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died May 15, 1994 (age 90 years, 113 days). Interment at Senecaville Cemetery, Senacaville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married to Virginia Bowden.
  Secrest Elementary School, in Senecaville, Ohio, is named for him.  — The Robert T. Secrest Senior Citizen Center, in Senecaville, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Nicholas Seger (1866-1940) — also known as George N. Seger — of Passaic, Passaic County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 4, 1866. Republican. Builder; mayor of Passaic, N.J., 1911-19; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1923-40 (7th District 1923-33, 8th District 1933-40); died in office 1940. Member, Royal Arcanum; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died August 26, 1940 (age 74 years, 235 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Cross-reference: Gordon Canfield
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George N. Seger (built 1944 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Juan Nepomucena Seguin (1806-1890) — also known as Juan N. Seguin — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 27, 1806. Colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1838-40; mayor of San Antonio, Tex., 1841, 1841-42. Died in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, August 27, 1890 (age 83 years, 304 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1974 somewhere in Seguin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Erasmo Seguin and Maria Josefa Becerra; married 1825 to Maria Gertrudis Flores de Abrego.
  The city of Seguin, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Cato Hedden Sells (1859-1948) — also known as Cato Sells — of Vinton, Benton County, Iowa; Washington, D.C.; Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, October 6, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1888; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1894-98; member of Democratic National Committee from Texas, 1912; U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., December 30, 1948 (age 89 years, 85 days). Interment at Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Sells and Elizabeth Catherine (Hedden) Sells; married 1891 to Lola McDaniel.
  The community of Sells, Arizona (founded 1909), is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Sergeant (1779-1852) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 5, 1779. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1810; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1815-23, 1827-29, 1837-41 (1st District 1815-23, 2nd District 1827-29, 1837-41); National Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1832. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 23, 1852 (age 72 years, 354 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Margaret (Spencer) Sergeant; married to Margaretta Watmough; father of Margaretta Sergeant (who married of Gen. George Gordon Meade); grandfather of Richard Alsop Wise and John Sergeant Wise; great-grandfather of John Crain Kunkel; third great-grandfather of Margaretta 'Happy' Fitler (who married Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller) and Happy Rockefeller.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Wise-Sergeant-Rockefeller family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sergeant (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Sevier (1745-1815) — Born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., September 23, 1745. Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1790-91; Governor of Tennessee, 1796-1801, 1803-09; member of Tennessee state senate, 1810; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1811-15; died in office 1815. Slaveowner. Died in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., September 24, 1815 (age 70 years, 1 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1889 at Knox County Courthouse Grounds, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Valentine Sevier and Joanna (Goad) Sevier; married to Sarah Hawkins; grandfather of Laura Jane Sevier (who married Henry Laurence Norvell); granduncle of Ambrose Hundley Sevier; second great-grandfather of David Henry Cox.
  Political family: Conway-Norvell-Johnson-Carroll family.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sevier (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
William H. Seward William Henry Seward (1801-1872) — also known as William H. Seward — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Florida, Orange County, N.Y., May 16, 1801. Lawyer; co-founded (with Thurlow Weed), the Albany Evening Journal newspaper in 1830; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1831-34; Governor of New York, 1839-43; defeated (Whig), 1834; U.S. Senator from New York, 1849-61; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856, 1860; U.S. Secretary of State, 1861-69; as Secretary of State in 1867, he made a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska; critics dubbed the territory "Seward's Folly". Survived an assassination attempt on April 14, 1865 (the same night Abraham Lincoln was shot), when Lewis Payne, an associate of John Wilkes Booth, broke into his bedroom and stabbed him repeatedly. Payne was arrested, tried with the other conspirators, and hanged. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., October 16, 1872 (age 71 years, 153 days). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.; statue at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Volunteer Park, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Swayze Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward; married to Frances Adeline Miller; father of Frederick William Seward and William Henry Seward Jr.; uncle of Caroline Cornelia Canfield (who married John Lawrence Schoolcraft) and George Frederick Seward; granduncle of Frederick Whittlesey Seward Jr..
  Political family: Seward family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: George W. Jones — Samuel J. Barrows — Frederick W. Seward — Elias P. Pellet
  Seward counties in Kan. and Neb. are named for him.
  Seward Mountain, in the Adirondack Mountains, Franklin County, New York, is named for him.  — The city of Seward, Nebraska, is named for him.  — The town of Seward, New York, is named for him.  — The city of Seward, Alaska, is named for him.  — Seward Park (300 acres on a forested peninsula, established 1911), in Seattle, Washington, is named for him.  — Seward Park (three acres on East Broadway, opened 1903), in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: W. Seward Whittlesey — W. H. Seward Thomson — William S. Shanahan
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the $50 U.S. Treasury note in the 1890s.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about William H. Seward: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln — Walter Stahr, Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Walter Stahr, Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Michael Burgan, William Henry Seward : Senator and Statesman (for young readers)
  Image source: New York Public Library
Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour (1810-1886) — also known as "The Great Decliner" — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Pompey Hill, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 31, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1842, 1844-45; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1845; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1843; Governor of New York, 1853-55, 1863-65; defeated, 1850, 1854, 1864; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1860; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864; candidate for President of the United States, 1868; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Episcopalian. Died in Deerfield, Oneida County, N.Y., February 12, 1886 (age 75 years, 257 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Seymour; brother of Julia Catherine Seymour (who married Roscoe Conkling); married, May 31, 1835, to Mary Bleecker; nephew of Horatio Seymour (1778-1857); uncle of Horatio Seymour Jr. and Helen Lincklaen (who married Charles Stebbins Fairchild); grandson of Moses Seymour; first cousin of Origen Storrs Seymour and George Seymour; first cousin once removed of Edward Woodruff Seymour, Joseph Battell and Morris Woodruff Seymour; second cousin of Edwin Barber Morgan, Christopher Morgan, McNeil Seymour and Henry William Seymour; second cousin once removed of Norman Alexander Seymour; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of William Pitkin; third cousin of Hezekiah Cook Seymour; third cousin once removed of Silas Seymour, William Chapman Williston and Augustus Sherrill Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Josiah Cowles, Daniel Pitkin and Orlo Erland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed of Dalton G. Seymour; fourth cousin of David Lowrey Seymour and Thomas Henry Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Ela Collins and Caleb Seymour Pitkin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Seymour Mountain, in the Adirondack Mountains, Franklin County, New York, is named for him.  — The city of Seymour, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Books about Horatio Seymour: Stewart Mitchell, Horatio Seymour of New York
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  Thomas Henry Seymour (1807-1868) — also known as Thomas H. Seymour; Thomas Hart Seymour — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., September 29, 1807. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Connecticut, 1836-38; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1843-45; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Connecticut, 1850-53; defeated, 1863; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1853-58; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1864. Died of typhoid fever, in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., September 3, 1868 (age 60 years, 340 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Seymour (1754-1846) and Jane (Ellery) Seymour; married, September 17, 1827, to Henrietta Maria Stanley; grandson of Thomas Seymour; second cousin twice removed of Moses Seymour; third cousin of David Lowrey Seymour; third cousin once removed of Horatio Seymour (1778-1857), Henry Seymour (1780-1837) and Caleb Seymour Pitkin; third cousin thrice removed of Joshua Coit; fourth cousin of Origen Storrs Seymour, Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), Hezekiah Cook Seymour, George Seymour, McNeil Seymour and Henry William Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Silas Seymour, Edward Woodruff Seymour, Augustus Sherrill Seymour, Joseph Battell, Morris Woodruff Seymour, Horatio Seymour Jr. and Norman Alexander Seymour.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Seymour, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John S. R. Shad (1923-1994) — of Washington, D.C. Born in 1923. Investment banker; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1981-87; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1987-89. Died in 1994 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Shad Hall (fitness center, built 1990), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John Franklin Shafroth (1854-1922) — also known as John F. Shafroth — of Denver, Colo. Born in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., June 9, 1854. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1895-1904; resigned 1904; Governor of Colorado, 1909-13; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1913-19; defeated (Democratic), 1918. Died in Denver, Colo., February 20, 1922 (age 67 years, 256 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married to Virginia Morrison; father of Morrison Shafroth.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John F. Shafroth (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scuttled with obsolete ammunition in the North Pacific Ocean, 1964) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) — also known as "Peg Leg" — of St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo. Born in a log cabin in Washington County, Pa., about 1785. Youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and lost a leg; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1820; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a hotel at Palmyra, Marion County, Mo., August 30, 1836 (age about 51 years). Interment at Massey Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George David Shannon and Jane (Milligan) Shannon; brother of Thomas Shannon, James Shannon and Wilson Shannon; married, September 18, 1813, to Ruth Snowden Price; granduncle of Isaac Charles Parker.
  Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.
  Shannon County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Peter Chrystostum Shannon (1821-1899) — also known as Peter C. Shannon — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New Alexandria, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 25, 1821. Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1852-53; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1873-82. Killed in a carriage accident in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., April 12, 1899 (age 77 years, 230 days). Interment at Calvary Pioneer Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Shannon and Elizabeth (Connor) Shannon; married 1854 to Anne Elena Ihmsen.
  Shannon County (renamed 2015 as Oglala Lakota County) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Harvey Shapiro (1907-1987) — also known as Samuel H. Shapiro; Israel Shapiro — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born in Estonia, April 25, 1907. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, chair, 1968; speaker, 1968; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Governor of Illinois, 1968-69. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Amvets; Moose; Kiwanis; Elks; B'nai B'rith; Alpha Epsilon Pi. Died in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill., March 16, 1987 (age 79 years, 325 days). Interment at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Cross-reference: Craig Lovitt
  The Samuel H. Shapiro Developmental Center (opened 1879 as Eastern Hospital for the Insane; renamed as Kankakee State Hospital 1910; changed to current name 1974), in Kankakee, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Lewis Sharkey (1798-1873) — also known as William L. Sharkey — of Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss. Born in Sumner County, Tenn., July 12, 1798. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1828-29; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1832; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1832-51; U.S. Consul in Havana, 1851-53; Governor of Mississippi, 1865. Died in Washington, D.C., March 30, 1873 (age 74 years, 261 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
  Sharkey County, Miss. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Ephraim Sharp (1815-1898) — Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, July 30, 1815. Member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1865-68. Died in Lawrence County, Ark., November 17, 1898 (age 83 years, 110 days). Interment at Hibarger Cemetery, Saffell, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of John Sharp and Elizabeth (Elston) Sharp; married, October 29, 1833, to Margaret Stevens; married, January 8, 1854, to Malinda Eliza Murphy; married, April 27, 1873, to Nancy Croom Smith.
  Sharp County, Ark. is named for him.
  Epitaph: "Founder of Sharp County."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Encyclopedia of Arkansas
  Merrell Quentin Sharpe (1888-1962) — also known as M. Q. Sharpe — of Kennebec, Lyman County, S.Dak. Born in Marysville, Marshall County, Kan., January 11, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; South Dakota state attorney general, 1929-33; Governor of South Dakota, 1943-47; candidate in inconclusive primary 1942; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1952 (Honorary Vice-President). Died in Kennebec, Lyman County, S.Dak., January 22, 1962 (age 74 years, 11 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Oacoma, S.Dak.
  Lake Sharpe, on a portion of the Missouri River impounded by the Big Bend Dam (built 1959-63), and extending into Buffalo, Lyman, Hyde, Hughes, and Stanley counties, South Dakota, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Sharswood (1810-1883) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 7, 1810. Lawyer; law professor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1837; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1845-67; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1868-82; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1879-82. Presbyterian. Died May 28, 1883 (age 72 years, 325 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Sharswood (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "This monument, erected by membes of the Philadelphia bar, commemorates the genius and virtues of one distinguished as a legal author and professor of law, President Judge of the District Court, Associate and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac Shelby (1750-1826) — Born in Frederick County (part now in Washington County), Md., December 11, 1750. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1779; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1782; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; Governor of Kentucky, 1792-96, 1812-16; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Welsh and English ancestry. Died of a broken blood vessel in the head, in Lincoln County, Ky., July 18, 1826 (age 75 years, 219 days). Interment at Shelby Traveller's Rest Burying Ground, Stanford, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Evan Shelby and Letitia 'Leddy' (Cox) Shelby; married, April 19, 1783, to Susannah Hart; father of Susanna Hart Shelby (who married James Shannon); grandfather of Anna Nelson Shelby (who married Beriah Magoffin); great-grandfather of Beriah Magoffin Jr..
  Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.
  Shelby counties in Ala., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mo., Ohio, Tenn. and Tex. are named for him.
  The town of Shelby, New York, is named for him.  — The city of Shelbyville, Illinois, is named for him.  — The city of Shelbyville, Indiana, is named for him.  — The city of Shelbyville, Missouri, is named for him.  — The city of Shelbyville, Tennessee, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Isaac Shelby (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia; mined and wrecked in the Tyrrhenian Sea, 1945) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander Robey Shepherd (1835-1902) — also known as Alexander R. Shepherd; "Boss Shepherd"; "The Father of Modern Washington" — of Washington, D.C.; Batopilas, Chihuahua. Born in Washington, D.C., January 30, 1835. Republican. Plumber; real estate developer; Governor of the District of Columbia, 1873-74. Died, from appendicitis and peritonitis, in Batopilas, Chihuahua, September 12, 1902 (age 67 years, 225 days). Entombed at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; statue at John A. Wilson Building Grounds, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married, January 30, 1861, to Mary Grice Young.
  Cross-reference: André L. Bagger
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander R. Shepherd (built 1944 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eleanor Parker Sheppard (1907-1991) — also known as Eleanor P. Sheppard; Eleanor Parker — of Richmond, Va. Born in Pelham, Mitchell County, Ga., July 24, 1907. Democrat. Mayor of Richmond, Va., 1962-64; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-76. Female. Baptist. First woman mayor in Virginia. Died in Richmond, Va., March 13, 1991 (age 83 years, 232 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Daughter of John W. Parker; married, February 23, 1928, to Thomas E. Sheppard.
  Overby-Sheppard Elementary School, in Richmond, Virginia, is partly named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) — also known as Morris Sheppard — of Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born in Wheatville, Morris County, Tex., May 28, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1902-13 (4th District 1902-03, 1st District 1903-13); U.S. Senator from Texas, 1913-41; died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, Woodmen of the World; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a brain hemorrhage, in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1941 (age 65 years, 316 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of John Levi Sheppard and Margaret Alice (Eddins) Sheppard; married, December 1, 1909, to Lucile Ferguson Sanderson (who later married Thomas Terry Connally); grandfather of Richard Sheppard Arnold, Connie Mack III and Morris Sheppard Arnold; great-grandfather of Connie Mack IV.
  Political family: Sheppard-Arnold family of Texarkana, Texas.
  Sheppard Air Force Base (opened 1941 as Sheppard Field; runways are shared with the Wichita Falls Regional Airport), in Wichita County, Texas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Moses G. Sherburne (1808-1868) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, January 25, 1808. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1842; member of Maine state senate, 1845; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1852; justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57. Member, Freemasons. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 29, 1868 (age 60 years, 64 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Married 1832 to Sophia Dyer Whitney.
  Sherburne County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin Alonzo Sherman (1844-1916) — also known as E. A. Sherman — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Wayland, Middlesex County, Mass., June 19, 1844. Republican. Treasurer of Dakota Territory, 1871-74; Dakota territorial auditor, 1879-81; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1911-12. Died June 13, 1916 (age 71 years, 360 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Calvin Sherman and Lucy (Parmenter) Sherman.
  Sherman Park, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
John Sherman John Sherman (1823-1900) — also known as "The Ohio Icicle" — of Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, May 10, 1823. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1855-61; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1861-77, 1881-97; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880, 1884, 1888; U.S. Secretary of State, 1897-98. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., October 22, 1900 (age 77 years, 165 days). Interment at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Hoyt) Sherman and Charles Robert Sherman; brother of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman and Lampson Parker Sherman; married, August 31, 1848, to Margaret Sarah Cecilia Stewart; uncle of Mary Hoyt Sherman (who married Nelson Appleton Miles); sixth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin of David Munson Osborne; second cousin once removed of Thomas Mott Osborne; second cousin twice removed of Charles Devens Osborne and Lithgow Osborne; second cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards and Aaron Burr; third cousin of Phineas Taylor Barnum; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard and Blanche M. Woodward; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, James Davenport, Theodore Dwight, Henry Waggaman Edwards, Ira Yale, Louis Ezekiel Stoddard and Asbury Elliott Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Brace, Chauncey Goodrich and Elizur Goodrich; fourth cousin of Philo Fairchild Barnum, Andrew Gould Chatfield, Henry Jarvis Raymond and Edwin Olmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Yale, Theodore Davenport, David Lowrey Seymour, Chauncey Mitchell Depew, Fred Lockwood Keeler and Thomas McKeen Chidsey.
  Political families: Otis family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sherman (built 1943 at Richmond, California; sold 1947; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Roger Sherman (1721-1793) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., April 19, 1721. Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1766-89; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774-81, 1783-84; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1776-85; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1784-93; died in office 1793; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-91; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1791-93; died in office 1793. Congregationalist. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 23, 1793 (age 72 years, 95 days). Original interment at New Haven Green, New Haven, Conn.; reinterment in 1821 at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Mehitable (Wellington) Sherman and William Sherman; married, November 17, 1749, to Elizabeth Hartwell; married, May 12, 1763, to Rebecca Prescott; father of Rebecca Sherman (who married Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851)), Elizabeth Sherman (who married Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851)) and Sarah Sherman (who married Samuel Hoar); grandfather of Roger Sherman Baldwin, Sherman Day, Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, William Maxwell Evarts and George Frisbie Hoar; great-grandfather of Roger Sherman Greene, Simeon Eben Baldwin, Rockwood Hoar, Sherman Hoar, Maxwell Evarts and Arthur Outram Sherman; second great-grandfather of Henry Sherman Boutell, Edward Baldwin Whitney, Henry de Forest Baldwin, Thomas Day Thacher, Roger Sherman Greene II, Roger Sherman Hoar and Roger Kent; second great-granduncle of Chauncey Mitchell Depew and John Frederick Addis; third great-grandfather of Archibald Cox; third great-granduncle of John Stanley Addis; ancestor *** of George Sherman Batcheller; first cousin thrice removed of John Adams Dix; second cousin five times removed of Horace Bemis and Lorin Andrews Lathrop.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Sherman, Connecticut, is named for him.  — The town and village of Sherman, New York, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) — Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, February 8, 1820. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1869. Member, Loyal Legion. In 1864, he led Union troops who attacked and burned Atlanta, Georgia. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 14, 1891 (age 71 years, 6 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; statue at Grand Army Plaza, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Sherman Park, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Hoyt) Sherman and Charles Robert Sherman; brother of Charles Taylor Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman and John Sherman; married, May 1, 1850, to Eleanor Boyle Ewing (daughter of Thomas Ewing); father of Eleanor M. Sherman (who married Alexander Montgomery Thackara); uncle of Mary Hoyt Sherman (who married Nelson Appleton Miles) and Elizabeth Sherman (who married James Donald Cameron); sixth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin of David Munson Osborne; second cousin once removed of Thomas Mott Osborne; second cousin twice removed of Charles Devens Osborne and Lithgow Osborne; second cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards and Aaron Burr; third cousin of Phineas Taylor Barnum; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard and Blanche M. Woodward; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, James Davenport, Theodore Dwight, Henry Waggaman Edwards, Ira Yale, Louis Ezekiel Stoddard and Asbury Elliott Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Brace, Chauncey Goodrich and Elizur Goodrich; fourth cousin of Philo Fairchild Barnum, Andrew Gould Chatfield, Henry Jarvis Raymond and Edwin Olmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Yale, Theodore Davenport, David Lowrey Seymour, Chauncey Mitchell Depew, Fred Lockwood Keeler and Thomas McKeen Chidsey.
  Political families: Otis family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Sherman counties in Kan., Neb. and Ore. are named for him.
  The community of Sherman, Michigan, is named for him.  — Mount Sherman, in Lake and Park counties, Colorado, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: W. T. S. Rath
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about William T. Sherman: Stanley P. Hirshson, The White Tecumseh : A Biography of General William T. Sherman
  Eliakim Sherrill (1813-1863) — of Shandaken, Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Greenville, Ulster County, N.Y., February 16, 1813. U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1847-49; member of New York state senate 10th District, 1854-55; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Mortally wounded by gunshot in battle, and died the next day, at Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., July 4, 1863 (age 50 years, 138 days). Interment at Washington Street Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Emily Eldridge; grandfather of Carrie Babcock Sherman (who married James Schoolcraft Sherman).
  Political family: Schoolcraft-Sherman family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mount Sherill, in the Catskill Mountains, Greene County, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Daniel Sherwood (1833-1895) — also known as Charles D. Sherwood — of Rushford, Fillmore County, Minn.; Sherwood, Franklin County, Tenn. Born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn., November 18, 1833. Republican. Physician; lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1859-61, 1863 (District 9 1859-60, District 14 1861, 1863); postmaster; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1864-66. Drowned, reportedly as a suicide, in Lake Michigan, near Chicago, Illinois, July 2, 1895 (age 61 years, 226 days). Interment at Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Sherwood and Fanny (Shore) Sherwood; married to Charlotte Phoebe Ferris.
  The community of Sherwood, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Shields (1806-1879) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill.; Rice County, Minn.; San Francisco, Calif.; Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo. Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), May 10, 1806. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; in 1842, when the Springfield paper published letters from "Aunt Becca" ridiculing him, Shields demanded to know who wrote them; Abraham Lincoln (then a Springfield lawyer) acknowledged responsibility, and Shields challenged him to a duel, which was averted only through the intervention of friends; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1868; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1879. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, June 1, 1879 (age 73 years, 22 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at Courthouse Grounds, Carrollton, Mo.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Nephew of James Shields (1762-1831).
  The community of Shieldsville, Minnesota (which he founded), is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Shields (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Shippen (1703-1781) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 9, 1703. Merchant; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1744-45. Died in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., September 25, 1781 (age 78 years, 78 days). Interment at St. James' Episcopal Churchyard, Lancaster, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Abigail (Grosse) Shippen and Joseph Shippen; brother of Anne Nancy Shippen (who married Charles Willing) and William Shippen; married, September 20, 1725, to Sarah Plumley; father of Edward Shippen (1729-1806); uncle of Thomas Willing; grandson of Edward Shippen (1639-1712); granduncle of Charles Willing Byrd; great-grandfather of Edward Shippen (1823-1904); great-granduncle of John Brown Francis; second great-grandfather of Bertha Shippen Irving; second great-granduncle of Edward Overton Jr.; third great-granduncle of James Rieman Macfarlane and Francis Fisher Kane.
  Political families: Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The borough of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, which he founded, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Shiras Jr. (1832-1924) — Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 26, 1832. Lawyer; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1892-1903; retired 1903. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died, as the result of a fall, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 2, 1924 (age 92 years, 189 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Father of George Shiras III.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Shiras (built 1942-43 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  William Shirley (1694-1771) — Born in Sussex, England, December 2, 1694. Colonial Governor of Massachusetts, 1741-49, 1753-56; Governor of the Bahamas, 1760-68. Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., March 24, 1771 (age 76 years, 112 days). Burial location unknown.
  The town of Shirley, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — The borough of Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James W. Shocknessy (1906-1976) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born November 26, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; chairman, Ohio Turnpike Commission, 1949-76; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1956, 1960, 1964. Died July 15, 1976 (age 69 years, 232 days). Burial location unknown.
  The James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike (built 1949-55; given its current name 1976), in Mahoning, Trumbull, Portage, Summit, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Erie, Sandusky, Ottawa, Wood, Lucas, Fulton, and Williams counties, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Myrl Howard Shoemaker (1913-1985) — also known as Myrl H. Shoemaker — of Ross County, Ohio. Born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, April 14, 1913. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1959-82; defeated, 1956; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1983-85; died in office 1985. Died in Bourneville, Ross County, Ohio, July 30, 1985 (age 72 years, 107 days). Interment at Twin Township Cemetery, Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married 1935 to Dorothy Cook; father of Mike Shoemaker.
  The Myrl H. Shoemaker Arena (opened 1989; renamed "Fifth Third Arena" 2005), in Cincinnati, Ohio, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George Laird Shoup (1836-1904) — also known as George L. Shoup — of Colorado; Lemhi County, Idaho; Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa., June 15, 1836. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; delegate to Colorado state constitutional convention, 1864; Lemhi County Treasurer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1874; member Idaho territorial council, 1878; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho Territory, 1880; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1880-84, 1888-90; Governor of Idaho Territory, 1889-90; member of Republican National Committee from Idaho, 1890-92, 1896; Governor of Idaho, 1890; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1890-1901. Member, Freemasons. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, December 21, 1904 (age 68 years, 189 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Great-grandfather of Richard Gardner Shoup.
  The community of Shoup, Idaho, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS George L. Shoup (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (1915-2011) — also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.; "Sarge" — Born in Westminster, Carroll County, Md., November 9, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; organized and directed the Peace Corps, 1961-66; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976. Catholic. German ancestry. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70 days). Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Sargent Shriver and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver; married, May 23, 1953, to Eunice Mary Kennedy (daughter of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; aunt of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend); father of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger) and Mark Kennedy Shriver; nephew of James Causten Shriver; grandson of Thomas Herbert Shriver; great-grandson of Thomas Johns Perry.
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  Sargent Shriver Elementary School, in Silver Spring, Maryland, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about R. Sargent Shriver: Scott Stossel, Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver — Mark Shriver, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver
  Samuel Shute (1662-1742) — Born in England, January 12, 1662. Lawyer; Colonial Governor of Massachusetts, 1716-23; Colonial Governor of New Hampshire, 1716-23. English ancestry. Died April 15, 1742 (age 80 years, 93 days). Burial location unknown.
  The town of Shutesbury, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  Henry Hastings Sibley (1811-1891) — also known as Henry H. Sibley — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich.; Mendota, Dakota County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 20, 1811. Democrat. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1848-49; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1855; Governor of Minnesota, 1858-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 18, 1891 (age 79 years, 363 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of James Steele; son of Solomon Sibley.
  Political family: Sibley-Johnson-Trowbridge family.
  Sibley County, Minn. is named for him.
  The city of Hastings, Minnesota, is named for him.  — Henry Sibley High School (founded 1954, rebuilt 1971), in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry H. Sibley (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Books about Henry Hastings Sibley: Rhoda R. Gilman, Henry Hastings Sibley: Divided Heart
  Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in North Stratford (now Trumbull), Fairfield County, Conn., August 8, 1779. Republican. Lawyer; chemist; university professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., November 24, 1864 (age 85 years, 108 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.; statue erected 1884 at Sterling Chemistry Laboratory Grounds, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Gold Selleck Silliman (1732-1790) and Mary (Fish) Silliman; brother of Gold Selleck Silliman (1777-1868); married, September 17, 1809, to Harriet Trumbull (daughter of Jonathan Trumbull Jr.); married 1851 to Sarah Isabella (McClellan) Webb; uncle of Benjamin Douglas Silliman; second cousin of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829); second cousin once removed of Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850); second cousin twice removed of Joseph Fitch Silliman; second cousin thrice removed of Dwight Arthur Silliman and Judson Franklin Selleck; third cousin of Abraham Davenport; third cousin once removed of Thaddeus Betts and Jonathan Stratton; third cousin twice removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root; third cousin thrice removed of Anson Foster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of James Kilbourne, Elisha Phelps, Sturges Selleck and Alvan Kidder.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The mineral sillimanite is named for him.  — Mount Silliman, in Tulare County, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Earl Simons Jr. (1916-1999) — also known as Charles E. Simons, Jr. — of South Carolina. Born in Johnston, Edgefield County, S.C., August 17, 1916. Lawyer; law partner of Strom Thurmond; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1942, 1947-48, 1960-64; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1964-65; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1965-86; took senior status 1986. Baptist. Died, from the effects of head injuries sustained in a fall, at Aiken Regional Medical Center, Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., October 26, 1999 (age 83 years, 70 days). Interment at Aiken Memorial Gardens, Aiken, S.C.
  The Charles E. Simons, Jr. Federal Courthouse (built 1935; received its current name 1986), in Aiken, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  John Simpson (d. 1813) — of Shelby County, Ky. Born in Virginia. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1806-11; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Killed in the Battle of River Raisin, in Frenchtown (now Monroe), Monroe County, Mich., January 22, 1813. Original interment somewhere in Monroe, Mich.; reinterment in 1834 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Simpson County, Ky. is named for him.
  The city of Simpsonville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  James Richard Slack (1818-1881) — also known as J. R. Slack — of Huntington, Huntington County, Ind. Born in Bucks County, Pa., September 28, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1854, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856, 1868, 1880 (Convention Vice-President); member of Indiana state senate, 1850; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1872-78. Died, of a heart attack, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 28, 1881 (age 62 years, 303 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
  General Slack Park in Huntington, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Slidell (1793-1871) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1793. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1829-33; member of Louisiana state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1843-45; resigned 1845; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61; Confederate States Envoy to France, 1861. Scottish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, July 29, 1871 (age about 78 years). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Son of Margery (Mackenzie) Slidell and John Slidell (1770-1840); brother of Jane Slidell (who married of Matthew C. Perry) and Thomas Slidell; married 1835 to Mathilde Deslonde; uncle of Caroline Slidell Perry (who married August Belmont (1816-1890)); granduncle of Perry Belmont, Emily Hone (who married William Colville Emmet), August Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
  Political families: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Grew-Lyon-Belmont family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Slidell, Louisiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Drake Sloat (1781-1867) — Born in Sloatsburg, Rockland County, N.Y., July 6, 1781. Commodore in U.S. Navy; claimed California for the United States on July 7, 1846; Military Governor of California, 1846. Dutch ancestry. Died in New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., November 28, 1867 (age 86 years, 145 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Presidio of Monterey, Monterey, Calif.
  The USS Sloat (U.S. Navy destroyer, in service 1920-30), and the second USS Sloat (another destroyer, in service 1943-47), were named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Drake Sloat (built 1942 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Keith Smiley (1828-1912) — also known as Albert K. Smiley — Born in Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, March 17, 1828. School principal; created a resort hotel, now known as Mohonk Mountain House, where many important conferences were held; member, U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners, 1879-1912; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1888. Died in Redlands, San Bernardino County, Calif., December 2, 1912 (age 84 years, 260 days). Interment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Phebe (Howland) Smiley and Daniel Smiley; married to Eliza Phelps Cornell.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Albert K. Smiley (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia, scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Alfred E. Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) — also known as Alfred E. Smith; Al Smith; "The Happy Warrior"; "The Brown Derby"; "The King of Oliver Street"; "The First Citizen" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 30, 1873. Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1904-15; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912 (alternate), 1916, 1920, 1932, 1936; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915; Governor of New York, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920, 1932; candidate for President of the United States, 1928; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1938. Catholic. Irish, German, and Italian ancestry. Died October 4, 1944 (age 70 years, 279 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.; statue at Alfred E. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Emanuel Smith and Catherine (Mulvihill) Smith; married, May 6, 1900, to Catherine A. Dunn.
  Cross-reference: Raymond V. Ingersoll — Joseph M. Proskauer — George R. Van Namee — John Roach Straton — Clarence J. Shearn — Wythe Leigh Kinsolving
  The Alfred E. Smith State Office Building (built 1928) in Albany, New York, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Alfred E. Smith (built 1944 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Alfred E. Smith: Robert A. Slayton, Empire Statesman: The Rise and Redemption of Al Smith — Christopher M. Finan, Alfred E. Smith : The Happy Warrior — Scott Farris, Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
  Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936) — also known as Dallas B. Smith — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., March 9, 1883. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1920. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died, in the Veterans Hospital, Gulfport, Harrison County, Miss., August 1, 1936 (age 53 years, 145 days). Interment at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Josephine (Bingham) Smith and Dallas Burton Smith (1844-1913); married to Allie Mitchell; nephew of William Hugh Smith; great-grandson of David Dickson.
  Political family: Smith family of Opelika, Alabama.
  The Dallas B. Smith Armory (now the Dallas B. Smith Building), in Opelika, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Smith (1719-1806) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Dublin, Ireland, September 17, 1719. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1780. Presbyterian. Died in York, York County, Pa., July 11, 1806 (age 86 years, 297 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, York, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Eleanor Armor.
  James Smith Hall, a dormitory at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Smith (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Hoke Smith Michael Hoke Smith (1855-1931) — also known as M. Hoke Smith — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Newton, Catawba County, N.C., September 2, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1893-96; Governor of Georgia, 1907-09, 1911; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1911-21. Presbyterian. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., November 27, 1931 (age 76 years, 86 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Hildreth Hosea Smith and Mary Brent (Hoke) Smith; married to Marion Birdie Cobb (daughter of Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb); grandson of Michael Hoke; grandnephew of John Franklin Hoke; first cousin once removed of William Alexander Hoke.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family; Lee-Randolph family; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Lumpkin family of Athens, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Hoke Smith High School (opened 1923 as junior high, became high school 1947, closed 1985), in Atlanta, Georgia, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Hoke Smith (built 1943 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York World, March 5, 1893
  Ora Lynn Smith, Sr. (1879-1942) — also known as O. L. Smith — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Union City, Branch County, Mich., October 8, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of George P. Stone, 1913-14; Gratiot County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1927-28; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Died November 27, 1942 (age 63 years, 50 days). Interment at Moscow Plains Cemetery, Moscow, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James D. Smith and Henrietta (Miller) Smith; married 1902 to Genevieve Mumford.
  O. L. Smith Middle School, in Dearborn, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Preston Earnest Smith (1912-2003) — also known as Preston Smith — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born March 8, 1912. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1963-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964, 1972; Governor of Texas, 1969-73. Died October 18, 2003 (age 91 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.
  Preston Smith Road (named 1997), which circles the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895) — also known as Abraham O. Smoot; A. O. Smoot — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Provo, Utah County, Utah. Born in Owenton, Owen County, Ky., February 17, 1815. Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1857-66; mayor of Provo, Utah, 1868-81; banker; lumber business. Mormon. Died in Provo, Utah County, Utah, March 6, 1895 (age 80 years, 17 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Washigton Smoot and Nancy Ann (Rowlett) Smoot; married, November 11, 1838, to Margaret Thompson McMeans; married, February 17, 1856, to Anna Kirstine Mauritzdatter; father of Abraham Owen Smoot (1856-1911) and Reed Owen Smoot; nephew of Daniel Owen Rowlett and Joseph Rowlett; grandfather of Abraham Owen Smoot III and Isaac Albert Smoot.
  Political families: Bullock family of Massachusetts; Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building (opened 1962), at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Marion Eugene Snyder (1928-2007) — also known as Gene Snyder — of Brownsboro Farms, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 26, 1928. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1963-65, 1967-87 (3rd District 1963-65, 4th District 1967-87); defeated, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Optimist Club. Died in Naples, Collier County, Fla., February 16, 2007 (age 79 years, 21 days). Interment at Duncan Memorial, Oldham County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Marion Hustavus Snyder and Lois E. Snyder; married 1961 to Mary Louise Hodges.
  The Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House (opened 1932, renamed 1986), in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.  — The Gene Snyder Freeway (I-265 and Ky-841), in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.  — The Gene Snyder Airport (general aviation), in Pendleton County, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Simon Snyder (1759-1819) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., November 9, 1759. Democrat. Delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1797; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1808-17; member of Pennsylvania state senate 9th District, 1818-19; died in office 1819. Died in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pa., November 9, 1819 (age 60 years, 0 days). Interment at Old Lutheran Cemetery, Selinsgrove, Pa.
  Snyder County, Pa. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Thomas A. Soetaert (1936-2016) — also known as Tony Soetaert — of Shawnee, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Shawnee, Johnson County, Kan., October 1, 1936. Insurance agent; mayor of Shawnee, Kan., 1977-89. Catholic. Died December 16, 2016 (age 80 years, 76 days). Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Shawnee, Kan.
  Relatives: Married to Joyce Huff.
  The Soetaert Aquatic Center, in Shawnee, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gus Jerome Solomon (1906-1987) — also known as Gus J. Solomon — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., August 29, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1940, 1944; U.S. District Judge for Oregon, 1949-71; took senior status 1971. Jewish. Died February 15, 1987 (age 80 years, 170 days). Burial location unknown.
  The Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse (opened 1933; named 1988; courts moved out 1997), in Portland, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Sam Solon (1931-2001) — also known as "Senator Sam" — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., June 25, 1931. Democrat. School teacher; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1971-72; member of Minnesota state senate, 1973-2001; died in office 2001. Eastern Orthodox. Greek ancestry. Pleaded guilty in 1995 to telecommunications fraud for letting his ex-wife make $2,430 in calls on his State Senate telephone line; reprimanded by the Senate in 1996. Died, of liver cancer, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., December 28, 2001 (age 70 years, 186 days). Burial location unknown.
  The Solon Campus Center (built 1995, named 2001), at the University of Minnesota Duluth, is named for him.
  Alexander Somervell (1796-1854) — of Texas. Born in Maryland, June 11, 1796. Colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Colorado and Austin, 1836-38. Died under mysterious circumstances in 1854 (age about 58 years); his body was found lashed to the timbers of a capsized boat. Burial location unknown.
  Somervell County, Tex. is named for him.
  Richard Sopris (1813-1893) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Bucks County, Pa., June 26, 1813. Carpenter; steamboat captain; prospector; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1878-81. Member, Freemasons. Died in Denver, Colo., April 7, 1893 (age 79 years, 285 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Mount Sopris, in Pitkin County, Colorado, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) — Born in Washington, D.C., November 6, 1854. Republican. Band conductor; composer; honored guest, Republican National Convention, 1924. Bavarian and Portugese ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Audubon Society. He was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1973. Died, in his room at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Reading, Berks County, Pa., March 6, 1932 (age 77 years, 121 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Antonio John Sousa and Marie Elizabeth (Trinkhaus) Sousa; married to Jane van Middlesworth Bellis; great-grandfather of John Philip Sousa IV.
  The John Philip Sousa Bridge (built 1938-41), which takes Pennsylvania Avenue over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Philip Sousa (built 1943 at Jacksonville, Florida; sold 1947; scrapped, 1965) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Harry Vaios Spanos (1926-1995) — also known as Harry V. Spanos — of Newport, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., May 8, 1926. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1970; defeated, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1972; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1960; candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1976; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1980-95. Eastern Orthodox. Greek ancestry. Member, Moose; Lions. Died in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., March 18, 1995 (age 68 years, 314 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Newport, N.H.
  The Harry V. Spanos District Court Building (formerly Grange Hall), in Newport, New Hampshire, is named for him.
  John Sparks (1843-1908) — also known as "Honest John" — of Nevada. Born in Winston County, Miss., August 30, 1843. Rancher; Governor of Nevada, 1903-08; died in office 1908. Died in Carson City, Nev., May 22, 1908 (age 64 years, 266 days). Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
  The city of Sparks, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Brent Spence (1874-1967) — of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., December 24, 1874. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1910; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1931-63 (6th District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-63); defeated, 1928. Died in Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky., September 18, 1967 (age 92 years, 268 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
  The Brent Spence Bridge (opened 1963), which takes I-71 and I-75 across the Ohio River, between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) — also known as Floyd Spence — of Lexington, Lexington County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 9, 1928. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1964, 1972 (delegation chair), 1988; member of South Carolina state senate, 1967-70 (22nd District 1967-68, 7th District 1969-70); resigned 1970; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; died in office 2001. Lutheran. Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Kappa Alpha Order. Died, following surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., August 16, 2001 (age 73 years, 129 days). Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James W. Spence and Addie Jane (Lucas) Spence; married, December 22, 1952, to Lula Hancock Drake.
  Cross-reference: Joe Wilson
  The Floyd Spence Reserve Center, in the Fort Jackson U.S. Army post, Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Canfield Spencer (1788-1855) — also known as John C. Spencer — of Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., January 8, 1788. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmaster at Canandaigua, N.Y., 1816; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1817-19; member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1819-21, 1831, 1833; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1820; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1825-28; secretary of state of New York, 1839-42; U.S. Secretary of War, 1841-43; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1843-44. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., May 18, 1855 (age 67 years, 130 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ambrose Spencer and Laura (Canfield) Spencer; brother of Abby Spencer (who married John Townsend); uncle of Julia Isabella Townsend (who married Allen Munroe); first cousin twice removed of Charles Willoughby Dayton.
  Political family: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John C. Spencer (built 1943 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eliot Laurence Spitzer (b. 1959) — also known as Eliot Spitzer; "Steamroller"; "Client No. 9" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., June 10, 1959. Democrat. New York state attorney general, 1999-2006; defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000, 2004; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Governor of New York, 2007-08; resigned 2008. Jewish. Resigned as governor following disclosure that he had paid a prostitution ring for sex. Still living as of 2016.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Spitzer and Anne (Goldhaber) Spitzer; married, October 17, 1987, to Silda Wall.
  Cross-reference: Sean Patrick Maloney
  The racehorses "The Luv Guv" and "The Ninth Client" were named for him by Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Eliot Spitzer: Peter Elkind, Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer — Lloyd Constantine, Journal of the Plague Year: An Insider's Chronicle of Eliot Spitzer's Short and Tragic Reign
  Charles Arthur Sprague (1887-1969) — also known as Charles A. Sprague — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan., November 12, 1887. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; Governor of Oregon, 1939-43. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Rotary. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., March 13, 1969 (age 81 years, 121 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Allen Sprague and Caroline (Glasgow) Sprague; married, August 8, 1912, to Blanche Chamberlain; third cousin twice removed of William Sprague (1799-1856); fourth cousin of Walter Keene Linscott and Sidney Smythe Linscott; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus Brown Reed Sprague and William Sprague (1830-1915).
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Charles A. Sprague High School (opened 1972), in Salem, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Wilson Sprague (1817-1893) — also known as John W. Sprague — of Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio; Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in White Creek, Washington County, N.Y., April 4, 1817. Erie County Treasurer, 1851-52; steamboat business; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; received the Medal of Honor (posthumously, in 1894) for actions at Decatur, Georgia, in 1862; railroad executive; mayor of Tacoma, Wash., 1883. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., December 27, 1893 (age 76 years, 267 days). Interment at Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Otis Sprague and Polly (Peck) Sprague; married to Lucy Wright, Julia Frances Choate and Abigail Choate.
  The city of Sprague, Washington, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Adolph Bernard Spreckels (1857-1924) — also known as Adolph B. Spreckels — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 5, 1857. Republican. President, Spreckels Sugar Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1884; angered by an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, on November 19, 1884, he shot and badly wounded the paper's publisher, M. H. de Young; arrested and charged with attempted murder; pleaded temporary insanity; tried in 1885 and found not guilty; president, San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway; vice-president, Western Sugar Company; vice-president, Oceanic Steamship Company. German ancestry. Died, from pneumonia and syphilis, in San Francisco, Calif., June 28, 1924 (age 67 years, 175 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Claus Spreckels and Anna Christina (Mangels) Spreckels; brother of John Diedrich Spreckels; married to Alma de Bretteville.
  Political family: Spreckels family of San Francisco, California.
  Spreckels Lake, in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, is named for him.  — The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, an outdoor performance venue, in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is named for him and his brother.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Claus Spreckels (1828-1908) — also known as "The Sugar King of Hawaii"; "His Royal Saccharinity" — Born in Lamstedt, Germany, July 9, 1828. Republican. Sugar magnate; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. German ancestry. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 26, 1908 (age 80 years, 170 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Christina Mangels; father of John Diedrich Spreckels and Adolph Bernard Spreckels.
  Political family: Spreckels family of San Francisco, California.
  The community (former company town) of Spreckels, California, is named for him.  — The community (former company town) of Spreckelsville, Hawaii, is named for him.  — Claus-Spreckels-Strasse, a street in Lamstedt, Germany, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Diedrich Spreckels (1853-1926) — also known as John D. Spreckels — of San Francisco, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., August 16, 1853. Republican. Founder and president, Oceanic Steamship Company; president, Western Sugar Company; owned the Hotel de Coronado, the San Diego Electric Railway, newspapers in San Francisco and San Diego; built the San Diego and Arizona Railway, from San Diego to Calexico; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896, 1924; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1896. German ancestry. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., June 7, 1926 (age 72 years, 295 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Claus Spreckels and Anna Christina (Mangels) Spreckels; brother of Adolph Bernard Spreckels; married 1877 to Lillie C. Siebein.
  Political family: Spreckels family of San Francisco, California.
  The Spreckels Theatre, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Spreckels Elementary School, in San Diego, California, is named for him.  — Spreckels Park, in Coronado, California, is named for him.  — The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, an outdoor performance venue, in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is named for him and his brother.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) — also known as William C. Sproul — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Octoraro, Lancaster County, Pa., September 16, 1870. Republican. Farmer; manufacturer; journalist; member of Pennsylvania state senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1920, 1924; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920. Quaker. Member, American Philosophical Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Psi; Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Union League; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died March 21, 1928 (age 57 years, 187 days). Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul; married, January 21, 1892, to Emeline Wallace Roach.
  Sproul Hall, a residence hall at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — The Sproul State Forest, in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
James Sprunt James Sprunt (1846-1924) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, June 9, 1846. Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; cotton exporter; Vice-Consul for Great Britain in Wilmington, N.C., 1884-1915. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Injured in a carriage accident in 1882, and his foot was amputated. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., July 9, 1924 (age 78 years, 30 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Sprunt and Jane (Dalziel) Sprunt; married, November 27, 1883, to Luola Murchison.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Sprunt (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed and lost in the Caribbean Sea, 1943) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Raleigh (N.C.) News and Observer, July 10, 1924
  Robert Theodore Stafford (1913-2006) — also known as Robert T. Stafford — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., August 8, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Rutland County State's Attorney, 1947-51; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; Vermont state attorney general, 1955-57; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1957-59; Governor of Vermont, 1959-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1961-71; resigned 1971; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1971-89; appointed 1971. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., December 23, 2006 (age 93 years, 137 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Bert Linus Stafford and Mabel R. (Stratton) Stafford; married, October 15, 1938, to Helen Content Kelley.
  The Robert T. Stafford Student Loan Program (established 1965 as the Federal Guaranteed Student Loan Program; renamed 1988) is named for him.  — The Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area (established 1984 as White Rocks National Recreation Area; renamed 2006), in Bennington, Rutland, and Windsor counties, Vermont, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ronald B. Stafford (1935-2005) — of Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y. Born in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y., June 29, 1935. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1966-2002 (48th District 1966, 42nd District 1967-72, 43rd District 1973-82, 45th District 1983-2002). Died, of lung cancer, in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y., June 24, 2005 (age 69 years, 360 days). Entombed at Evergreen Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 2000 to Kay McCabe.
  Cross-reference: Robert A. Regan
  The Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena (renamed 1987), at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) — also known as William B. Stansbury — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Corydon, Harrison County, Ind., March 18, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; chair of Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike, he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference in Atlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for a tryst with his administrative assistant; the scandal led to an effort to impeach him; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty to extorting $16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grand jury as to whether this money came to his campaign or to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Member, Delta Upsilon; American Bar Association. While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of Assisi Church, he was hit by a car, and died soon after, in Humana Hospital-University, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 4, 1985 (age 62 years, 17 days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wife was injured. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of James Bernard Stansbury and Alliene (Brown) Stansbury; married 1983 to Mary Ellen Farmer.
  William B. Stansbury Park (established 1900, received current name 1985), in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James Harper Starr (1809-1890) — of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex.; Marshall, Harrison County, Tex. Born in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Conn., December 18, 1809. Texas Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1839-40. Died July 25, 1890 (age 80 years, 219 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Tex.
  Starr County, Tex. is named for him.
  Abel Stearns (1798-1871) — also known as "Cara de Caballo"; "Horse Face" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Mass., February 9, 1798. Delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1849; member of California state assembly, 1851-52, 1861-62 (2nd District 1851-52, 1st District 1861-62). Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 23, 1871 (age 73 years, 195 days). Original interment somewhere in San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Stearns and Elizabeth (Goodrich) Stearns; married 1841 to Arcadia Bandini.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Abel Stearns (built 1942 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Amos Steck (1822-1908) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, January 8, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1863-64; chief justice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1870; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1880. Died in Denver, Colo., November 17, 1908 (age 86 years, 314 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Steck Elementary School (built 1930), in Denver, Colorado, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Steele (1764-1815) — of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, 1764. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1780; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93. Slaveowner. Died in 1815 (age about 51 years). Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Steele (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883) — also known as Alexander H. Stephens; "The Little Pale Star from Georgia" — of Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga. Born near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga., February 11, 1812. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1836; member of Georgia state senate, 1842; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1843-59, 1873-82 (at-large 1843-45, 7th District 1845-53, 8th District 1853-59, 1873-82); candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Vice President of the Confederacy, 1861-65; arrested for treason in May 1865, and held for five months at Fort Warren; Governor of Georgia, 1882-83; died in office 1883. Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 4, 1883 (age 71 years, 21 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.; reinterment at Alexander H. Stephens Memorial State Park, Crawfordville, Ga.
  Presumably named for: Alexander Hamilton
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Baskins Stephens and Margaret (Grier) Stephens; half-brother of Linton Stephens; great-granduncle of Robert Grier Stephens Jr..
  Political family: Stephens family of Crawfordville and Atlanta, Georgia.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander H. Stephens (built 1942 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  Politician named for him: Alexander S. Clay
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $20 notes in 1861-64.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Alexander H. Stephens: Thomas E. Schott, Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia : A Biography — William C. Davis, The Union That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  John Hall Stephens (1847-1924) — also known as John H. Stephens — of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Tex. Born in Shelby County, Tex., November 22, 1847. Democrat. Member of Texas state senate, 1886-88; U.S. Representative from Texas 13th District, 1897-1917. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 18, 1924 (age 76 years, 362 days). Interment at East View Cemetery, Vernon, Tex.
  Stephens County, Okla. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (1913-2003) — also known as Robert G. Stephens, Jr. — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., August 14, 1913. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Georgia state senate, 1951-53; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Clarke County, 1953-59; U.S. Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1961-77. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis; Woodmen. Died, in a hospital at Athens, Clarke County, Ga., February 20, 2003 (age 89 years, 190 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: Great-grandnephew of Alexander Hamilton Stephens.
  Political family: Stephens family of Crawfordville and Atlanta, Georgia.
  Cross-reference: Tillie K. Fowler
  The Robert G. Stephens Jr. Federal Building, in Athens, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Stephenson (d. 1822) — of Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill. Born in Kentucky. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1814-17; receiver of U.S. Land Office at Edwardsville, Illinois, 1816; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Madison County, 1818. Slaveowner. Died in Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill., October 10, 1822. Burial location unknown.
  Stephenson County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) — also known as Isaac I. Stevens — of Washington. Born in North Andover, Essex County, Mass., March 25, 1818. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Washington Territory, 1853-57; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1857-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Shot and killed at the Civil War battle of Chantilly, Fairfax County, Va., September 1, 1862 (age 44 years, 160 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.; memorial monument at Ox Hill Battlefield Park, Fairfax County, Va.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Charles Abbot Stevens and Moses Tyler Stevens.
  Political family: Stevens-Woodhull family of New York City, New York.
  Stevens counties in Minn. and Wash. are named for him.
  Fort Stevens (established 1863; decomissioned 1947; now a state park) in Warrenton, Oregon, was named for him.  — Fort Stevens (active during the Civil War, 1861-65; site now a park) in Washington, D.C., was named for him.  — The city (and lake) of Lake Stevens, Washington, is named for him.  — The town of Stevensville, Montana, is named for him.  — Stevens Peak (6,838 feet), in Shoshone County, Idaho, is named for him.  — Stevens Peak (5,372 feet), in Bingham County, Idaho, is named for him.  — Upper Stevens Lake, and Lower Stevens Lake, in Shoshone County, Idaho, are named for him.  — The Stevens Hall dormitory, at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, is named for him.  — Isaac I. Stevens Elementary School (opened 1906, expanded 1928, renovated and reopened 2001), in Seattle, Washington, is named for him.  — Stevens Middle School, in Port Angeles, Washington, is named for him.  — Stevens Junior High School (now Middle School), in Pasco, Washington, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Isaac I. Stevens (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "Who gave to the service of his country a quick and comprehensive mind, a warm and generous heart, a firm will, and a strong arm, and who fell while rallying his command, with the flag of the Republic in his dying grasp, at the battle of Chantilly, Va."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Isaac Ingalls Stevens: Joseph Taylor Hazard, Companion of Adventure: A Biography of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, First Governor of Washington
  John Stevens III (1749-1838) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 26, 1749. Lawyer; inventor; New Jersey state treasurer, 1776-79; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; successfully advocated for the first U.S. patent law (1790); innovated steam-powered ships and locomotives; built railroads in New Jersey. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Bergen Township, Bergen County (part now in Hoboken, Hudson County), N.J., March 6, 1838 (age 88 years, 253 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Stevens and Elizabeth (Alexander) Stevens; brother of Mary Stevens (who married Robert R. Livingston); married, October 17, 1782, to Rachel Cox; grandson of James Alexander; great-grandnephew of Abraham de Peyster and Johannes de Peyster; second great-granduncle of Robert Reginald Livingston; first cousin of Philip Peter Livingston; first cousin once removed of William Alexander Duer, John Duer and Charles Ludlow Livingston; first cousin twice removed of Johannes DePeyster, William Duer and Denning Duer; first cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean and Hamilton Fish Kean; first cousin four times removed of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) and Robert Winthrop Kean; first cousin five times removed of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas Howard Kean; first cousin six times removed of Hamilton Fish, Alexa Fish Ward and Thomas Howard Kean Jr.; second cousin once removed of Pierre Van Cortlandt, Matthew Clarkson and Henry Rutgers; third cousin of Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Philip DePeyster.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Stevens (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Peters Stevens (1868-1929) — also known as J. P. Stevens — of Fanwood, Union County, N.J.; Plainfield, Union County, N.J. Born in North Andover, Essex County, Mass., February 2, 1868. Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster at Fanwood, N.J., 1901-03; founder of J.P. Stevens textile firm; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey. Member, Union League. Died in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., October 27, 1929 (age 61 years, 267 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Susan Elizabeth (Peters) Stevens and Horace Nathaniel Stevens; married, February 12, 1895, to Edna Ten Broek; nephew of Charles Abbot Stevens and Moses Tyler Stevens; second cousin once removed of Henry Varnum Poor.
  Political family: Stevens-Woodhull family of New York City, New York.
  J.P. Stevens High School, in Edison, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) — of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt., April 4, 1792. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1837, 1841; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1838; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1849-53, 1859-68 (8th District 1849-53, 9th District 1859-68); died in office 1868; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856 (speaker), 1860. Died in Washington, D.C., August 11, 1868 (age 76 years, 129 days). Interment at Shreiner-Concord Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Stevens and Sarah 'Sally' (Morrill) Stevens; married to Lydia Hamilton Smith; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Rowell.
  Political families: Sargent-Davis-Pike-Flanders family of New Hampshire; Eastman-Webster-Blake-Rowell family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Thaddeus Stevens Post Office Building, in Danville, Vermont, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "I repose in this quiet and secluded spot / not from any natural preference for solitude / but, finding other cemeteries limited as to race / by charter rules / I have chosen this, that I might illustrate / in my death / the principles which I advocated / through a long life / EQUALITY OF MAN BEFORE HIS CREATOR."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Thaddeus Stevens: Charles W. Boyd, Your Legacy from Thaddeus Stevens : Republican of the First Kind — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Theodore Fulton Stevens (1923-2010) — also known as Ted Stevens — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska; Girdwood, Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 18, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1954-56; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1964, 1972 (delegation chair); member of Alaska state house of representatives, 1965-68; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009; defeated, 1962; appointed 1968. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Indicted in July 2008 on federal charges of failing to report gifts from VECO Corporation and its CEO; tried and convicted in October 2008; his conviction was later vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct. Killed in a plane crash, in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, August 9, 2010 (age 86 years, 264 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1952 to Ann Mary Cherrington; father of Ben Stevens.
  Cross-reference: Lesil McGuire
  Mount Stevens, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, is named for him.  — The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, in Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  John White Stevenson (1812-1886) — also known as John W. Stevenson — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Va., May 2, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1845-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1880 (Permanent Chair); delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857-61; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1867; Governor of Kentucky, 1867-71; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1871-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Slaveowner. Died in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., August 10, 1886 (age 74 years, 100 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Stevenson; great-grandson of Carter Braxton.
  Political family: Brockenbrough-Stevenson-Braxton-Tyler family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Stevenson (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Duncan Stewart (1763-1819) — of North Carolina; Tennessee; Wilkinson County, Miss. Born in 1763. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1790; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1800; member of Mississippi territorial House of Representatives, 1813; Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1810; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1810. Died in 1819 (age about 56 years). Interment at Stewart Two Cemetery, Near Woodville, Wilkinson County, Miss.
  Stewart County, Tenn. is named for him.
  Walter William Stiern (1914-1988) — also known as Walter W. Stiern — of Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif. Born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 8, 1914. Democrat. Veterinarian; member of California state senate, 1959-86 (34th District 1959-66, 18th District 1967-86); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960. Died in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., February 21, 1988 (age 73 years, 350 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Calif.
  The Walter W. Stiern Library, at California State University Bakersfield, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale (1825-1890) — also known as Fletcher S. Stockdale — of Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Tex. Born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., 1825. Democrat. Member of Texas state senate, 1857-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1860, 1872, 1880; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1863-65; Governor of Texas, 1865; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; member of Democratic National Committee from Texas, 1876-80. Died in Cuero, DeWitt County, Tex., February 4, 1890 (age about 64 years). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.
  Relatives: Married 1857 to Elizabeth Anne Pryor.
  The city of Stockdale, Texas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866) — also known as Robert F. Stockton — of New Jersey. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., August 20, 1795. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; served in the U.S. Navy during the Mexican War; Military Governor of California, 1846-47; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1851-53. Slaveowner. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., October 7, 1866 (age 71 years, 48 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Stockton (1764-1828); father of John Potter Stockton; grandson of Richard Stockton (1730-1781); grandfather of Richard Stockton (c.1857-1929).
  Political family: Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Stockton, California, is named for him.  — The city of Stockton, Missouri, is named for him.  — The borough of Stockton, New Jersey, is named for him.  — The city of Fort Stockton, Texas, is named for him.  — Stockton Creek, a tidal channel in Monrovia, Liberia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
William A. Stone William Alexis Stone (1846-1920) — also known as William A. Stone — of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Delmar Township, Tioga County, Pa., April 18, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Tioga County District Attorney, 1875-77; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1880-86; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1891-98; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 1, 1920 (age 73 years, 318 days). Interment at Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Stone and Amanda Ann (Howe) Stone.
  Stone Hall (built 1964), at the University of Pennsylvania, University Park, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  George Stoneman (1822-1894) — of California. Born in Busti, Chautauqua County, N.Y., August 8, 1822. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of California, 1883-87. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 5, 1894 (age 72 years, 28 days). Interment at Bentley Cemetery, Lakewood, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George Stoneman (1799-1877) and Catherine Rebecca (Cheney) Stoneman; married to Mary Oliver Hardisty.
  Stoneman Elementary School (now closed), in San Marino, California, was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Joseph Story Joseph Story (1779-1845) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Marblehead, Essex County, Mass., September 18, 1779. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1805-07, 1811; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1811; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1808-09; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1811-45; died in office 1845; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820. Unitarian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., September 10, 1845 (age 65 years, 357 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Waldo Wetmore; granduncle of Bert J. Storey.
  Cross-reference: Harry A. Blackmun
  Story County, Iowa is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Image source: Perley's Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis (1886)
  Robert William Straub (1920-2002) — also known as Robert W. Straub; Bob Straub — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in San Francisco, Calif., May 6, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon state senate, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964; Oregon state treasurer, 1965-73; Governor of Oregon, 1975-79; defeated, 1966, 1978. Died, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in a long-term care facility at Springfield, Lane County, Ore., November 27, 2002 (age 82 years, 205 days). Cremated.
  Bob Straub State Park, in Pacific City, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isidor Straus (1845-1912) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Otterberg, Bavaria (now Germany), February 6, 1845. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1894-95. Jewish. One of the owners of the R. H. Macy & Co. department store in New York. Perished in the wreck of the steamship Titanic, in the North Atlantic Ocean, April 15, 1912 (age 67 years, 69 days); his body was subsequently recovered. Originally entombed at Beth El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; later interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Straus Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother of Oscar Solomon Straus; married, July 12, 1871, to Ida Blum; father of Jesse Isidor Straus; uncle of Nathan Straus Jr.; grandfather of Stuart Scheftel; granduncle of Ronald Peter Straus.
  Political family: Straus family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Straus Hall (built 1926), a dormitory at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, is named for him and his wife.  — Straus Park (established 1895 as Schuyler Square; renamed 1907 as Bloomingdale Square; renamed 1915 as Straus Park), at Broadway and West End Avenue in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, is named for him and his wife.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Isidor Straus: June Hall McCash, A Titanic Love Story: Ida and Isidor Straus
  Granville Stuart (1834-1918) — of Montana. Born in 1834. U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1894-98; Uruguay, 1894-98. Died October 2, 1918 (age about 84 years). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Deer Lodge, Mont.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Granville Stuart (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Robert Stuart (1785-1848) — of Michigan. Born in Perthshire, Scotland, February 19, 1785. Explorer; fur trader; business partner of John Jacob Astor; Michigan state treasurer, 1840-41. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1848 (age 63 years, 252 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Father of David Stuart.
  Robert Stuart Middle School, in Twin Falls, Idaho, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George M. Sullivan (1922-2009) — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska; Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 31, 1922. Republican. Member of Alaska state house of representatives, 1964; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1967-81. Died in Anchorage, Alaska, September 23, 2009 (age 87 years, 176 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harvey Sullivan; married to Margaret Eagan.
  The George M. Sullivan Arena (opened 1983), in Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James Sullivan (1744-1808) — of Massachusetts. Born in Berwick, York County, Maine, April 22, 1744. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782-83; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1790-1807; Governor of Massachusetts, 1807-08; died in office 1808. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 10, 1808 (age 64 years, 232 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Owen Sullivan and Margary (Browne) Sullivan; brother of John Sullivan; uncle of George Sullivan; fourth great-grandfather of Leverett Saltonstall and Richard Saltonstall; fifth great-grandfather of William Lawrence Saltonstall.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts; Sullivan-Saltonstall family of Durham, New Hampshire (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Sullivan (built 1944 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Sullivan (1740-1795) — of Durham, Strafford County, N.H. Born in Somersworth, Strafford County, N.H., February 17, 1740. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1774, 1780-81; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; New Hampshire state attorney general, 1782-86; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1782-83; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1785-86; President of New Hampshire, 1786-88, 1789-90; federal judge, 1789; U.S. District Judge for New Hampshire, 1789-95; died in office 1795. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Freemasons. Died in Durham, Strafford County, N.H., January 23, 1795 (age 54 years, 340 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Brother of James Sullivan; father of George Sullivan.
  Political families: Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Sullivan-Saltonstall family of Durham, New Hampshire (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sullivan (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Roger Charles Sullivan (1861-1920) — also known as Roger C. Sullivan — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., February 3, 1861. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912 (speaker), 1916; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896; member of Democratic National Committee from Illinois, 1906; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1914. Died, of heart failure, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 14, 1920 (age 59 years, 71 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Helen M. Quinlan.
  Sullivan High School (opened 1926), in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (1811-1874) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 6, 1811. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1848; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1851-74; died in office 1874. In May, 1856, he suffered severe injuries in an assault by South Carolina Rep. Preston S. Brooks, who was furious over an anti-slavery speech. Died in Washington, D.C., March 11, 1874 (age 63 years, 64 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; statue erected 1879 at Boston Public Garden, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Pinckney Sumner and Relief (Jacob) Sumner; married 1866 to Alice Mason Hooper; fourth cousin of Israel Washburn and Reuel Washburn; fourth cousin once removed of Israel Washburn Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, Cadwallader Colden Washburn, Charles Ames Washburn and William Drew Washburn.
  Political families: Washburn family of Massachusetts; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: L. M. Keitt
  Charles Sumner School (built 1872 for African-American students; now serves as an archives and museum), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Charles S. Cairns — Charles Sumner Bird — Charles S. Chase — Charles S. Ashley — Charles S. Hamlin — Charles S. Winans — Charles S. Eastman — Charles Sumner Bird, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter (1734-1832) — of Statesburg, Sumter County, S.C. Born in Hanover County, Va., August 14, 1734. Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state senate from District Eastward of Wateree River, 1781-82; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1789-93, 1797-1801 (at-large 1789-93, 1797-99, 4th District 1799-1801); U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1801-10; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1809-19. Slaveowner. Died near Statesburg, Sumter County, S.C., June 1, 1832 (age 97 years, 292 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Thomas De Lage Sumter.
  Fort Sumter (built during 1829-61), in Charleston, South Carolina, is named for him.  — The Sumter National Forest (established 1936), in Oconee, Union, Newberry, McCormick, Edgefield, Abbeville, Laurens, Chester, Fairfield, Greenwood, Saluda counties, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  Leslie M. Sutherland — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Republican. Vice-president, Third Avenue Railway, New York; mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1898-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Matilda Karg.
  Leslie Sutherland Park, in Yonkers, New York, is named for him.
  Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (1830-1898) — also known as Adolph Sutro — of San Francisco, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Germany, April 29, 1830. Cigar and tobacco merchant; promoted and led the construction of the Sutro Tunnel, to drain water from the silver mines of the Comstock Lode in Nevada; real estate investor; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1895-97. Jewish. German ancestry. Died in San Francisco, Calif., August 8, 1898 (age 68 years, 101 days). Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Emanuel Sutro and Rosa (Warendorff) Sutro; married 1854 to Leah Harris.
  Mount Sutro, in San Francisco, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Adolph Sutro (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Augustus Sutter (1803-1880) — also known as John A. Sutter; Johann August Sutter — of Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Kandern, Baden (now Germany), February 23, 1803. Established a Swiss settlement in California called New Helvetia, and built Sutter's Fort; became famous following the 1848 discovery of gold at his mill, which started the California Gold Rush; candidate for Governor of California, 1849. Swiss ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., June 18, 1880 (age 77 years, 116 days). Interment at Moravian Cemetery, Lititz, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Dubeld; father of John Augustus Sutter Jr..
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Sutter (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Swan (1754-1830) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Paris, France. Born in Fife, Scotland, 1754. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; twice wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1777-78; imprisoned for debt in Paris, from 1808 to about 1830. Died in Paris, France, July 31, 1830 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1776 to Hepzibah Clarke.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Swan (built 1944 at Savannah, Georgia; sank 1952 in the Pacific Ocean) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Thaddeus C. Sweet Thaddeus Campbell Sweet (1872-1928) — also known as Thaddeus C. Sweet — of Phoenix, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Phoenix, Oswego County, N.Y., November 16, 1872. Republican. Paper manufacturer; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1910-20; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1914-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916, 1924; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1923-28; died in office 1928. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died as result of an airplane accident in Whitney Point, Broome County, N.Y., May 1, 1928 (age 55 years, 167 days). Interment at Rural Cemetery, Phoenix, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Wayne Sweet and Sarah Elizabeth (Campbell) Sweet.
  The Sweet Memorial Building (village hall, built 1929), in Phoenix, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  George Bell Swift (1845-1912) — also known as George B. Swift — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 14, 1845. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1893, 1895-97. Methodist. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 2, 1912 (age 66 years, 201 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel W. Swift and Elizabeth (Bell) Swift.
  George B. Swift School, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Robert A. Taft Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) — also known as Robert A. Taft; "Mr. Republican"; "Mr. Integrity"; "Our Illustrious Dunderhead" — of Indian Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 8, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1932, 1944; member of Ohio state senate, 1931-32; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1939-53; died in office 1953; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, Psi Upsilon. Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act. Died, from malignant tumors, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 31, 1953 (age 63 years, 326 days). Interment at Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio; memorial monument at Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Howard Taft and Helen Herron Taft; brother of Charles Phelps Taft II; married, October 17, 1914, to Martha Wheaton Bowers (daughter of Lloyd Wheaton Bowers; granddaughter of Thomas Wilson); father of William Howard Taft III and Robert Taft Jr.; nephew of Charles Phelps Taft and Henry Waters Taft; uncle of Seth Chase Taft; grandson of Alphonso Taft and John Williamson Herron; grandfather of Robert Alphonso Taft III; grandnephew of William Collins; great-grandson of Peter Rawson Taft and Ela Collins; first cousin of Walbridge S. Taft and Frederick Lippitt; second cousin thrice removed of Willard J. Chapin; second cousin four times removed of Josiah Cowles; second cousin five times removed of William Pitkin; distant relative *** of Ezra Taft Benson.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Robert A. Taft High School (opened 1955; now Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School), in Cincinnati, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Robert A. Taft: James T. Patterson, Mr. Republican : A Biography of Robert A. Taft — John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1960)
William H. Taft William Howard Taft (1857-1930) — also known as William H. Taft; "Big Bill" — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 15, 1857. Republican. Superior court judge in Ohio, 1887-90; U.S. Solicitor General, 1890-92; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1892-1900; resigned 1900; law professor; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1901-04; U.S. Secretary of War, 1904-08; President of the United States, 1909-13; defeated, 1912; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30; resigned 1930. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Psi Upsilon; Skull and Bones; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1930 (age 72 years, 174 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Alphonso Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft; half-brother of Charles Phelps Taft; brother of Henry Waters Taft; married, June 19, 1886, to Helen Louise Herron (daughter of John Williamson Herron; sister-in-law of Henry Frederick Lippitt; niece of William Collins; aunt of Frederick Lippitt; granddaughter of Ela Collins); father of Robert Alphonso Taft and Charles Phelps Taft II; uncle of Walbridge S. Taft; grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; grandfather of William Howard Taft III, Robert Taft Jr. and Seth Chase Taft; great-grandfather of Robert Alphonso Taft III; second cousin twice removed of Willard J. Chapin; fourth cousin once removed of William Warner Hoppin, John Milton Thayer, Edward M. Chapin and George Franklin Chapin.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Walter P. Johnson — Fred Warner Carpenter — Charles D. Hilles
  The former community of Taft, now part of Lincoln City, Oregon, was named for him.  — William Howard Taft High School, in San Antonio, Texas, is named for him.  — William Howard Taft High School, in Bronx, New York (closed 2008), was named for him.  — Taft High School, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — William Howard Taft High School (opened 1960; became charter school 2013-14), in Los Angees, California, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "#S#(1908) Progress and Prosperity."
  See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Books about William Howard Taft: Paolo Enrico Coletta, The Presidency of William Howard Taft — James Chace, 1912 : Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the Country — Alpheus Thomas Mason, William Howard Taft — Lewis L. Gould, The William Howard Taft Presidency
  Critical books about William Howard Taft: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1901
  Matthew Talbot (1762-1827) — of Georgia. Born in Virginia, 1762. Delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1798; member of Georgia state senate, 1808; Governor of Georgia, 1819. Died September 17, 1827 (age about 65 years). Interment at Smyrna Cemetery, Wilkes County, Ga.
  Talbot County, Ga. is named for him.
  The city of Talbotton, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Benjamin Taliaferro (1750-1821) — of Georgia. Born in Virginia, 1750. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state senate, 1790; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1798; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1799-1802; superior court judge in Georgia, 1800. Slaveowner. Died in Wilkes County, Ga., September 3, 1821 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Taliaferro County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Eugene Talmadge (1884-1946) — of McRae (now part of McRae-Helena), Telfair County, Ga. Born in Forsyth, Monroe County, Ga., September 23, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Georgia commissioner of agriculture, 1927; Governor of Georgia, 1933-37, 1941-43. Baptist. Member, Woodmen of the World; Odd Fellows; Sigma Nu. Died December 21, 1946 (age 62 years, 89 days). Interment at McRae City Cemetery, McRae-Helena, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas R. Talmadge and Carrie (Roberts) Talmadge; married, September 12, 1909, to Mattie Iola (Thurmond) Peterson; father of Herman Eugene Talmadge.
  Cross-reference: Tom Linder
  The Talmadge Memorial Bridge (built 1953; rebuilt 1991), over the Savannah River in Savannah, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864) — also known as Roger B. Taney — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Calvert County, Md., March 17, 1777. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1799-1800; bank director; member of Maryland state senate, 1816-21; Maryland state attorney general, 1827-31; U.S. Attorney General, 1831-33; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1833-34; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-64; died in office 1864. Catholic. First Catholic to hold a U.S. cabinet position. Died in Washington, D.C., October 12, 1864 (age 87 years, 209 days). Interment at St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.; statue at State House Grounds, Annapolis, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Taney and Monica (Brooke) Taney; married, January 7, 1806, to Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (sister of Francis Scott Key; niece of Philip Barton Key (1757-1815); aunt of Philip Barton Key (1818-1859)).
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: John Merryman
  Taney County, Mo. is named for him.
  Epitaph: "He was a profound and able lawyer, an upright and fearless judge, a pious and exemplary Christian."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Books by Roger Taney: Memoir of Roger Brooke Taney : Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the U. S.
  Books about Roger Taney: Bernard Christian Steiner, Life of Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court — Charles Smith, Roger B. Taney : Jacksonian Jurist — Suzanne Freedman, Roger Taney : The Dred Scott Legacy (for young readers)
Booth Tarkington Newton Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) — also known as Booth Tarkington — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., July 29, 1869. Republican. Novelist; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1903-04. Member, Sigma Chi. Won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, 1919, for The Magnificent Ambersons and in 1922 for Alice Adams. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 19, 1946 (age 76 years, 294 days). Entombed at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of John Stevenson Tarkington and Elizabeth (Booth) Tarkington; brother-in-law of Ovid Butler Jameson; married, June 18, 1902, to Laura Louisa Fletcher; married 1912 to Susannah Kiefer Robinson; nephew of Newton Booth; uncle of John Tarkington Jameson and Donald Ovid Butler Jameson; grandnephew of William Clayborne Tarkington; first cousin of Fenton Whitlock Booth.
  Political family: Booth-Tarkington-Jameson family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  Tarkington Hall, at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Booth Tarkington: The Gentleman from Indiana (1899) — In The Arena : Stories of Political Life (1905)
  Fiction by Booth Tarkington: The Turmoil — Alice Adams — Penrod and Sam — The Magnificent Ambersons — Penrod — Seventeen — Gentle Julia — Ramsey Milholland — The Conquest of Canaan — The Two Vanrevels — Harlequin and Columbine — The Beautiful Lady — Monsieur Beaucaire — The Gibson Upright — The Guest of Quesnay — His Own People — Women — Beasley's Christmas Party
  Books about Booth Tarkington: James L. Woodress, Booth Tarkington : Gentleman from Indiana — Keith J. Fennimore, Booth Tarkington
  Image source: Time Magazine, December 21, 1925
  Edward H. Tarrant (1799-1858) — of Texas. Born in South Carolina, 1799. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1847; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1849-53. Member, Freemasons. Died near Weatherford, Parker County, Tex., August 2, 1858 (age about 59 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Parker County, Tex.; subsequent interment in 1859 at a private or family graveyard, Ellis County, Tex.; reinterment in 1928 at Pioneer Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.
  Tarrant County, Tex. is named for him.
  Josiah Tattnall (1762-1803) — of Georgia. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., 1762. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1795; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1796-99; Governor of Georgia, 1801-02. Died in Nassau, Bahamas, June 6, 1803 (age about 40 years). Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Harriet Fenwick.
  Tattnall County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arie Parks Taylor (1927-2003) — also known as Arie P. Taylor; "Denver's Bella Abzug" — of Denver, Colo. Born in Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1927. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1968, 1972 (alternate); member of Colorado state house of representatives 7th District, 1973-84; Denver clerk and recorder, 1991-95. Female. African ancestry. Colorado's first African-American woman legislator. Died, in Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital, Denver, Colo., September 27, 2003 (age about 76 years). Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  The Arie P. Taylor Municipal Center, in Denver, Colorado, is named for her.
  George Taylor (1716-1781) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, 1716. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. Presbyterian. Died in 1781 (age about 65 years). Original interment at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Easton, Pa.; reinterment at Easton Cemetery, Easton, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Taylor (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Hannis Taylor (1851-1922) — of Alabama. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., September 21, 1851. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1893-97. Author of a biography of Cicero and numerous other books. Died in Washington, D.C., December 26, 1922 (age 71 years, 96 days). Originally entombed at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Nixon Taylor and Susan (Stevenson) Taylor; brother of Richard Vipon Taylor; married, May 8, 1878, to Mary Leonora LeBaron (daughter of William Alexander LeBaron; sister of Leonard DeCantlaine LeBaron; granddaughter of Charles LeBaron).
  Political family: LeBaron-Taylor family of Mobile, Alabama.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Hannis Taylor (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Taylor of Caroline (1753-1824) — of Port Royal, Caroline County, Va. Born in Virginia, December 19, 1753. Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; political theorist; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1779-81, 1783-85, 1796-1800; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1792-94, 1803, 1822-24; died in office 1824; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. Slaveowner. Died in Caroline County, Va., August 21, 1824 (age 70 years, 246 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Caroline County, Va.
  Taylor County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Robert Taylor (1820-1909) — also known as William R. Taylor — of Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wis. Born in Connecticut, July 10, 1820. Democrat. Governor of Wisconsin, 1874-76; defeated, 1875. Died March 17, 1909 (age 88 years, 250 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Taylor County, Wis. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) — also known as "Old Rough and Ready" — Born in Orange County, Va., November 24, 1784. Whig. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; President of the United States, 1849-50; died in office 1850. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died, probably of gastroenteritis, in the White House, Washington, D.C., July 9, 1850 (age 65 years, 227 days). Based on the theory that he was poisoned, his remains were tested for arsenic in 1991; the results tended to disconfirm the theory. Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1926 at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Taylor and Sarah Dabney (Strother) Taylor; married, June 21, 1810, to Margaret Mackall Smith (niece of Benjamin Mackall IV and Thomas Mackall); father of Sarah Knox Taylor (who married Jefferson Finis Davis); granduncle of Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr.; ancestor *** of Victor D. Crist; first cousin twice removed of Edmund Pendleton; first cousin thrice removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major and Edgar Bailey Woolfolk; second cousin of James Madison and William Taylor Madison; second cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Arthur Lee, John Penn, John Pendleton Jr., Nathaniel Pendleton, George Madison, Coleby Chew, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Aylett Hawes Buckner and Thomas Leonidas Crittenden; second cousin twice removed of John Walker, John Tyler (1747-1813) and Francis Walker; second cousin thrice removed of George Cassety Pendleton, Hubbard T. Smith, Charles M. Pendleton, Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro, Daniel Micajah Pendleton and Max Rogers Strother; second cousin four times removed of Charles Sumner Pendleton; third cousin of Thomas Sim Lee, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Richard Bland Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee, Philip Clayton Pendleton, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Robert Brooke, Meriwether Lewis, Richard Aylett Buckner, Henry Gaines Johnson, John Lee, John Tyler (1790-1862), Philip Coleman Pendleton, George Hunt Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Hancock Lee Jackson, Fitzhugh Lee, William Barret Pendleton, James Francis Buckner Jr., Francis Key Pendleton, Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton, John Overton Pendleton and Francis Preston Blair Lee; third cousin thrice removed of Abraham Lincoln, John Lee Carroll, Charles Kellogg, James Sansome Lakin and Edward Brooke Lee; fourth cousin of Francis Taliaferro Helm, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Aylette Buckner, David Gardiner Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Willing Byrd, Charles John Helm and Hubbard Dozier Helm.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: David R. Atchison — Thomas Ewing
  Taylor counties in Fla., Ga., Iowa and Ky. are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Zachary T. Coy — Zachary T. Bielby — Zachary T. Harris
  Campaign slogan (1848): "General Taylor never surrenders."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Zachary Taylor: K. Jack Bauer, Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest — Elbert B. Smith, The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Henry Tazewell (1753-1799) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1753. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1775; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1775; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1785; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1794-99; died in office 1799. Slaveowner. Died in 1799 (age about 46 years). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Father of Littleton Waller Tazewell.
  Tazewell County, Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860) — also known as Littleton W. Tazewell — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, December 17, 1774. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1796; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1800-01; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1824-32; Governor of Virginia, 1834-36; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1840. Slaveowner. Died May 6, 1860 (age 85 years, 141 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1866 at Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Tazewell.
  Tazewell County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Books about Littleton Waller Tazewell: Norma Lois Peterson, Littleton Waller Tazewell
  Edward Telfair (1735-1807) — of Georgia. Born in Scotland, 1735. Signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1778, 1780-82; received one electoral vote, 1789; Governor of Georgia, 1789-93. Died September 17, 1807 (age about 72 years). Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Father of Thomas Telfair.
  Telfair County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
Henry M. Teller Henry Moore Teller (1830-1914) — also known as Henry M. Teller — of Central City, Gilpin County, Colo. Born in Granger, Allegany County, N.Y., May 23, 1830. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1876-82, 1885-1909; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1882-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker). Died in Denver, Colo., February 23, 1914 (age 83 years, 276 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Brother of James H. Teller.
  Teller County, Colo. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry M. Teller (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Alexander Watkins Terrell (1827-1912) — also known as Alexander Terrell; Alex Terrell — of Texas. Born in Patrick County, Va., November 23, 1827. District judge in Texas, 1857-62; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas state senate, 1875-82; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1891-93, 1903-07; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1893-97. Died in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Tex., September 9, 1912 (age 84 years, 291 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Terrell County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Terrell (1778-1855) — of Sparta, Hancock County, Ga. Born in Virginia, 1778. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1810; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1817-21. Slaveowner. Died in 1855 (age about 77 years). Interment at Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Ga.
  Terrell County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821-1861) — also known as Frank Terry — Born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., February 18, 1821. Planter; in 1844, he was attacked by two rebellious slaves with knives and axes; railroad builder; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Shot and killed in action while leading Terry's Texas Rangers at the battle of Woodsonville (also called Rowlett's Station), in Hart County, Ky., December 17, 1861 (age 40 years, 302 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fort Bend County, Tex.; reinterment in 1880 at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Royal Terry and Sarah David (Smith) Terry; brother of David Smith Terry; married, October 12, 1841, to Mary Bingham.
  Political family: Runnels-Terry family of Houston, Texas.
  Terry County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Thatcher (1754-1824) — also known as George Thacher — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, 1754. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1787; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1789-1801 (6th District 1789-91, 8th District 1791-93, 4th District 1793-95, 3rd District 1795-97, at-large 1797-1801); state court judge in Massachusetts, 1792; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1801-24. Died in 1824 (age about 70 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Biddeford, Maine.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Thatcher (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; torpedoed and lost in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1942) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Milton Thayer (1820-1906) — also known as John M. Thayer — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Mass., January 24, 1820. Republican. Member Nebraska territorial council, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1867-71; Governor of Wyoming Territory, 1875-78; Governor of Nebraska, 1887-91, 1891-92. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 19, 1906 (age 86 years, 54 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Nelson Thayer and Ruth (Staples) Thayer; married, December 17, 1842, to Mary Laura Albee; granduncle of Arthur Laban Bates; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Adams, John Adams and Almur Stiles Whiting; third cousin once removed of Joseph Allen, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Peter Rawson Taft; third cousin twice removed of Daniel Chapin (1761-1821) and Wilson Henry Fairbank; fourth cousin of Willard J. Chapin, George Washington Adams, Charles Francis Adams, Alphonso Taft and Eli Thayer; fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan Elmer, Ebenezer Elmer, Eli Elmer, Elijah Boardman, John Allen, William Bostwick, Elijah Hunt Mills, Daniel Warner Bostwick, Daniel Chapin (1791-1878), Chester William Chapin, Graham Hurd Chapin, Alexander Wheelock Thayer, William Aldrich, William Vincent Wells, Staley N. Wood, Edward M. Chapin, John Quincy Adams (1833-1894), Charles Phelps Taft, William Nelson Taft, Brooks Adams, John Alden Thayer, William Howard Taft and Henry Waters Taft.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan; Pike family of Lubec, Maine; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Thayer County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Vincent Thomas (1907-1980) — also known as Vincent Thomasevich — of San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Pass Christian, Harrison County, Miss., April 16, 1907. Democrat. Member of California state assembly, 1941-78 (68th District 1941-74, 52nd District 1975-78); defeated, 1978; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948, 1960. Croatian ancestry. Member, Elks; Redmen. Died in San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 31, 1980 (age 72 years, 290 days). Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
  The Vincent Thomas Bridge (opened 1963), a suspension bridge over the harbor from San Pedro to Terminal Island, in Los Angeles, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred Dalton Thompson (b. 1942) — also known as Fred Thompson — of Tennessee. Born in Sheffield, Colbert County, Ala., August 19, 1942. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1994-; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008. Member, Screen Actors Guild. Became an actor when he played himself in the 1985 film Marie, and went on to appear in other films in 1985-94, including No Way Out, The Hunt for Red October, Cape Fear, and In the Line of Fire, as well as the television series Law and Order. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Fletcher Thompson and Ruth Thompson; married, September 12, 1959, to Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey; married, June 29, 2002, to Jeri Kehn.
  The Fred Thompson U.S. Courthouse (under construction 2019), in Nashville, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Jacob Thompson (1810-1885) — of Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss. Born in Leasburg, Caswell County, N.C., May 15, 1810. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1839-51 (at-large 1839-47, 1st District 1847-51); U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1857-61; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., March 24, 1885 (age 74 years, 313 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jacob Thompson (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr. (1904-1972) — of Colorado; Washington, D.C. Born in Las Animas, Bent County, Colo., August 24, 1904. Accountant; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Colombo, 1929-32; Geneva, 1933-36; U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1937-38; Moscow, 1941-43; U.S. Ambassador to Austria, 1952-57; Soviet Union, 1957-62, 1966-69; , 1962-66. Died of cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., February 6, 1972 (age 67 years, 166 days). Interment at Las Animas Cemetery, Las Animas, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Llewellyn E. Thompson and Lula Lorene (Butcher) Thompson; married, October 2, 1948, to Jane (Monroe) Goelet.
  Ambassador Thompson Boulevard (U.S. Highway 50), in Las Animas, Colorado, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Llewellyn E. Thompson, Jr.: Jenny Thompson & Sherry Thompson, The Kremlinologist: Llewellyn E. Thompson, America's Man in Cold War Moscow
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) — also known as Strom Thurmond — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C.; Aiken, Aiken County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., December 5, 1902. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936, 1948, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of South Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate for President of the United States, 1948; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1960; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972, 1988. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., June 26, 2003 (age 100 years, 203 days). Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected 1999 at State House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond; married 1968 to Nancy Janice Moore; married 1947 to Jean Crouch.
  Cross-reference: Charles E. Simons, Jr. — Joe Wilson — John Light Napier — Robert Adams
  Strom Thurmond Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.  — Strom Thurmond High School, in Johnston, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie May Washington-Williams, Dear Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond — Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson, Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond — R. J. Duke, The Centennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the People Who Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino, Strom Thurmond's America
  Image source: Library of Congress
John M. Thurston John Mellen Thurston (1847-1916) — also known as John M. Thurston — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Montpelier, Washington County, Vt., August 21, 1847. Republican. Lawyer; general solicitor for Union Pacific Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1872, 1888 (Temporary Chair), 1896 (Permanent Chair; chair, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker); member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1875-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1895-1901; member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1896; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1896. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., August 9, 1916 (age 68 years, 354 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Thurston County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Samuel Royal Thurston (1816-1851) — of Oregon. Born in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine, April 15, 1816. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1849-51. Died aboard the steamer California, in the North Pacific Ocean, April 9, 1851 (age 34 years, 359 days). Original interment somewhere in Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1853 at Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
  Thurston County, Wash. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Tiffin (1766-1829) — of Charles Town, Jefferson County, Va. (now W.Va.); Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Born in Carlisle, England, June 19, 1766. Democrat. Physician; minister; member of Northwest Territory legislature, 1799-1801; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Ross County, 1802; Governor of Ohio, 1803-07; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1807-09; resigned 1808; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1809-11; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1812-14; U.S. Surveyor-General for Ohio-Indiana-Michigan, 1814-29. Methodist. English ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, August 9, 1829 (age 63 years, 51 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married 1789 to Mary Worthington (sister of Thomas Worthington); married to Mary Porter.
  Political family: King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Tiffin, Ohio is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nelson Tift (1810-1891) — of Georgia. Born in Connecticut, 1810. Democrat. State court judge in Georgia, 1840; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1841; served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1868-69. Slaveowner. Died in 1891 (age about 81 years). Interment at Oakview Cemetery, Albany, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Nancy Maria Anna Mercer.
  Tift County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Samuel J. Tilden Samuel Jones Tilden (1814-1886) — also known as Samuel J. Tilden; "The Great Reformer"; "The Great Forecloser" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., February 9, 1814. Democrat. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; member of New York state assembly, 1846, 1872 (New York County 1846, New York County 18th District 1872); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864; New York Democratic state chair, 1872-82; Governor of New York, 1875-77; candidate for President of the United States, 1876. Died near Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., August 4, 1886 (age 72 years, 176 days). Interment at Cemetery of the Evergreens, New Lebanon, N.Y.; statue erected 1926 at Riverside Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Elam Tilden and Polly Younglove (Jones) Tilden; brother of Moses Younglove Tilden; second cousin once removed of Calvin Tilden Hulburd; third cousin of Stephen Daniel Tilden; third cousin once removed of Daniel Rose Tilden; third cousin twice removed of George Galen Tilden; third cousin thrice removed of Lucien Cooper Tilden, Julius Galen Tilden and Fred Chester Tilden; fourth cousin of Asahel Otis; fourth cousin once removed of Day Otis Kellogg and Dwight Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: John Bigelow — Pulaski F. Hyatt — Daniel S. Lamont — William W. Niles
  Samuel J. Tilden High School (opened 1930), in Brooklyn, New York, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Samuel T. Montague — Samuel T. Munson
  Epitaph: "I still trust the people."
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Samuel J. Tilden: Alexander C. Flick & Gustav Lobrano, Samuel Jones Tilden — William Severn, Samuel J. Tilden and the Stolen Election — William H. Rehnquist, Centennial Crisis : The Disputed Election of 1876
  Image source: Library of Congress
Benjamin R. Tillman Benjamin Ryan Tillman (1847-1918) — also known as Benjamin R. Tillman; "Pitchfork Ben"; "The One-Eyed Plowboy" — of Trenton, Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., August 11, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost his left eye in 1864; farmer; Governor of South Carolina, 1890-94; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Edgefield County, 1895; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1895-1918; died in office 1918; in Februry, 1902, he accused fellow South Carolina senator John McLaurin, of accepting a bribe (in the form of federal patronage) to support a treaty; McLaurin called Tillman a liar, and the two came to blows on the Senate floor; both were censured by the Senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1916; member of Democratic National Committee from South Carolina, 1912-16. English ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., July 3, 1918 (age 70 years, 326 days). Interment at Ebenezer Cemetery, Trenton, S.C.; statue at State House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Ryan Tillman, Sr. and Sophia (Hancock) Tillman; brother of George Dionysius Tillman; married 1868 to Sallie Starke.
  Cross-reference: Frazier B. Baker
  Tillman County, Okla. is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Ben T. Leppard
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Books about Ben Tillman: Stephen Kantrowitz, Ben Tillman & the Reconstruction of White Supremacy
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Clyde Tingley (1883-1960) — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born near London, Madison County, Ohio, January 5, 1883. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1936, 1948; Governor of New Mexico, 1935-39. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., December 24, 1960 (age 77 years, 354 days). Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  Tingley Coliseum (opened 1957), at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Albuquerque, New Mexico, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  John Tipton (1786-1839) — of Logansport, Cass County, Ind. Born in Sevier County, Tenn., August 14, 1786. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1819-23; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1832-39. Died in Logansport, Cass County, Ind., April 6, 1839 (age 52 years, 235 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
  Relatives: Married 1806 to Martha Shields; married 1825 to Matilda Spencer.
  Tipton County, Ind. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Tipton (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; sold 1947; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Andrew Jackson Titus (1814-1855) — of Texas. Born in Rutherford County, Tenn., March 12, 1814. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Texas state legislature, 1851-52. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died April 9, 1855 (age 41 years, 28 days). Interment at Savannah Cemetery, Red River County, Tex.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Son of James Titus.
  Titus County, Tex. is named for him.
Maurice J. Tobin Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) — also known as Maurice J. Tobin — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 22, 1901. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1938-45; Governor of Massachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1948-53. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; Foresters. Died, of a heart attack, in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., July 19, 1953 (age 52 years, 58 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of James Tobin and Margaret (Daly) Tobin; married, November 19, 1932, to Helen Noonan.
  The Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge (opened 1950, named 1967), which carries Route 1 over the Mystic River between Boston & Chelsea, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Books about Maurice J. Tobin: Vincent A. Lapomarda, The Boston Mayor Who Became Truman's Secretary of Labor : Maurice J. Tobin and the Democratic Party
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  John Blair Smith Todd (1814-1872) — also known as John B. S. Todd — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., April 4, 1814. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1861-63, 1864-65; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1866-67. Died in Yankton County, S.Dak., January 5, 1872 (age 57 years, 276 days). Interment at Yankton Municipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
  Todd counties in Minn. and S.Dak. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Toman (1878-1969) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Bohemia (now part of Czechia), September 14, 1878. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928 (alternate), 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Cook County Sheriff, 1934-38. Died May 6, 1969 (age 90 years, 234 days). Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Father of Andrew John Toman.
  The Toman Branch of the Chicago Public Library (built 1927), in the Little Village neighborhood, South Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y., June 21, 1774. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1802-03; U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1805; Governor of New York, 1807-17; Vice President of the United States, 1817-25; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821. Presbyterian or Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., June 11, 1825 (age 50 years, 355 days). Entombed at St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Griffin Tompkins and Sarah Ann (Hyatt) Tompkins; brother of Caleb Tompkins; married, February 20, 1798, to Hannah Tompkins; father of Arietta Minthorne Tompkins (who married Gilbert Livingston Thompson) and Mangle Minthorne Tompkins; grandfather of Hannah Minthorne Tompkins (who married Theodore Chardavoyne Vermilye); great-grandfather of Guy Vernor Henry.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Tompkins County, N.Y. is named for him.
  Tompkins Square Park, in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Mangle Minthorne Tompkins (1807-1881) — also known as Minthorne Tompkins — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Westchester County, N.Y., December 26, 1807. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1833-34; member of New York state senate 1st District, 1840-41; resigned 1841; Free Soil Democratic candidate for Governor of New York, 1852; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 5, 1881 (age 73 years, 161 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel D. Tompkins and Hannah Tompkins; married to Susan Montgomery Lawson; nephew of Caleb Tompkins; grandson of Jonathan Griffin Tompkins; granduncle of Guy Vernor Henry.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Minthorne Street, in Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Joseph Kemp Toole (1851-1929) — also known as Joseph K. Toole — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Savannah, Andrew County, Mo., May 12, 1851. Democrat. Member of Montana territorial House of Representatives, 1879-81; member Montana territorial council, 1881-83; delegate to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1885-89; Governor of Montana, 1889-93, 1901-08; resigned 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; Honorary Vice-President). Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., March 11, 1929 (age 77 years, 303 days). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of William Starke Rosecrans.
  Toole County, Mont. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Robert Augustus Toombs (1810-1885) — also known as Robert Toombs; Bob Toombs — of Washington, Wilkes County, Ga. Born in Wilkes County, Ga., July 2, 1810. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1837-43; U.S. Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1845-53; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1853-61; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Confederate Secretary of State, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; fled to Europe in 1865 to avoid arrest by Union forces; he was suspected of involvement in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; later returned to Georgia; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877. One of the greatest orators of his time. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, Wilkes County, Ga., December 15, 1885 (age 75 years, 166 days). Interment at Rest Haven Cemetery, Washington, Ga.
  Toombs County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Books about Robert Toombs: William C. Davis, The Union That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens
  Harry Toulmin (1766-1823) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Taunton, England, September 7, 1766. Secretary of state of Kentucky, 1796-1804; first president, Transylvania University, 1804-18; judge of Mississippi territorial supreme court, 1804; U.S. District Judge for Alabama, 1818-19. Died in Millry, Washington County, Ala., November 11, 1823 (age 57 years, 65 days). Interment somewhere in Millry, Ala.; cenotaph at Spring Hill Graveyard, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Married, September 11, 1787, to Ann Tremlett; married 1812 to Martha Johnson; grandfather of Harry Theophilus Toulmin.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Harry Toulmin (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; launched as the USS Segnius; sold 1947; scrapped 1967) was originally named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Horace M. Towner Horace Mann Towner (1855-1937) — also known as Horace M. Towner — of Corning, Adams County, Iowa. Born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., October 23, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; Adams County Superintendent of Schools, 1881-84; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888; district judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1891-1910; U.S. Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1911-23; Governor of Puerto Rico, 1923-29. Suffered a head injury in an accidental fall, and died ten days later, in Corning, Adams County, Iowa, November 23, 1937 (age 82 years, 31 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Corning, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of John Loop Towner and Keziah B. (Brownell) Towner; married to Harriet Elizabeth Cole.
  Horace Mann Towner Primary School, in Comerío, Puerto Rico, is named for him.  — Horace Mann Towner Primary School, in Cataño, Puerto Rico, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  George Washington Bonaparte Towns (1801-1854) — also known as George W. B. Towns — of Talbotton, Talbot County, Ga. Born in Georgia, May 4, 1801. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1829; member of Georgia state senate, 1832; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1835-36, 1837-39, 1846-47 (at-large 1835-36, 1837-39, 3rd District 1846-47); Governor of Georgia, 1847-51. Slaveowner. Died July 15, 1854 (age 53 years, 72 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Towns County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  William Barret Travis (1809-1836) — also known as William B. Travis — of Claiborne, Monroe County, Ala.; Anahuac, Chambers County, Tex. Born in Red Bank, Edgefield District (now Saluda County), S.C., August 9, 1809. Lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Austin, 1835; colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence. Member, Freemasons. Killed while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., March 6, 1836 (age 26 years, 210 days). Cremated; ashes interred at San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.
  Relatives: Married, October 26, 1828, to Rosanna Cato; father of Charles Edward Travis.
  Travis County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about William Barret Travis: William C. Davis, Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis
  John Adam Treutlen (1734-1782) — also known as John A. Treutlen; Hans Adam Treuettlen — of Georgia. Born in Kürnbach, Germany, January 16, 1734. Merchant; planter; justice of the peace; Governor of Georgia, 1777-78. Lutheran. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Seized and murdered by a group of men, probably in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., March 1, 1782 (age 48 years, 44 days). Cenotaph at Veterans Park of Effingham County, Springfield, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Johann Michael Treuettlen and Magdalena Klara (Job) Treuettlen; married 1756 to Margaretha Dupuis; great-granduncle by marriage of Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Treutlen County, Ga. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Treutlen (built 1944 at Savannah, Georgia; torpedoed and wrecked in the English Channel, 1944; beached and scrapped) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Adam Treutlen: Helene M. Riley, John Adam Treutlen. The European Heritage of Georgia's First Governor
  Stephen Trigg (1742-1782) — Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., 1742. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1779-80. Killed in the Battle of Blue Licks, in what is now Robertson County, Ky., August 19, 1782 (age about 40 years). Interment somewhere in Nicholas County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Trigg and Mary (Johns) Trigg; brother of John Johns Trigg and Abram Trigg; married 1758 to Mary Christian; grandfather of Stephen Trigg Logan.
  Political family: Trigg family of Virginia.
  Trigg County, Ky. is named for him.
  Robert Trimble (1776-1828) — of Kentucky. Born in Augusta County, Va., November 17, 1776. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1802; state court judge in Kentucky, 1807; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1813-16; federal judge, 1817; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1826-28. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died August 25, 1828 (age 51 years, 282 days). Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
  Relatives: Grandfather of James Garrard Jones.
  Political family: VanRiper-Trimble-Jones family of Indiana and Kentucky.
  Trimble County, Ky. is named for him.
  Elbert Lee Trinkle (1876-1939) — also known as E. Lee Trinkle — of Virginia. Born in Wytheville, Wythe County, Va., March 12, 1876. Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate 5th District, 1916-21; Governor of Virginia, 1922-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1928. Died in Richmond, Va., November 25, 1939 (age 63 years, 258 days). Interment at East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Elbert Sevier Trinkle and Letitia Mary (Sexton) Trinkle; married 1910 to Helen Ball Sexton.
  Trinkle Hall (opened 1926; renamed "Unity Hall" in 2020), at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Bartlett Tripp Bartlett Tripp (1842-1911) — of South Dakota. Born in Illinois, 1842. Delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1886-89; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1893-97. Died in 1911 (age about 69 years). Interment somewhere in Yankton, S.Dak.
  Tripp County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  George Michael Troup (1780-1856) — also known as George M. Troup; "The Hercules of States Rights" — of Dublin, Laurens County, Ga. Born in Georgia, September 8, 1780. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1803; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1807-15 (at-large 1807-09, 4th District 1809-11, at-large 1811-15); U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1816-18, 1829-33; Governor of Georgia, 1823-27. Slaveowner. Died April 26, 1856 (age 75 years, 231 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Treutlen County, Ga.
  Troup County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Robert Troup (1757-1832) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J., August 19, 1757. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1785-86; U.S. District Judge for New York, 1796-98. Columbia classmate and close friend of Alexander Hamilton. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 14, 1832 (age 74 years, 148 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Jannetje Goelet.
  The town of Troupsburg, New York, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Trousdale (1790-1872) — of Tennessee. Born in Orange County, N.C., September 23, 1790. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1835-36; candidate for U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1837, 1839, 1845; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Tennessee, 1849-51; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1853-57. Died in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tenn., March 27, 1872 (age 81 years, 186 days). Interment at Gallatin Cemetery, Gallatin, Tenn.
  Trousdale County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary
Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) — also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Lamar, Barton County, Mo., May 8, 1884. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1952, 1960; Vice President of the United States, 1945; President of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House, temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and convicted of murder. Died at Research Hospital and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., December 26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232 days). Interment at Truman Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue at Independence Square, Independence, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman; married, June 28, 1919, to Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace and Elizabeth Virginia Wallace (granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin Wallace); grandnephew of James C. Chiles.
  Political family: Truman-Wallace family of Independence, Missouri.
  Cross-reference: Andrew J. May — Milton Lipson — Samuel I. Rosenman — Stephen J. Spingarn — James M. Curley — George E. Allen — George E. Allen — Jonathan Daniels
  Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, is named for him.  — Truman College, Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Harry S. Truman High School, in Levittown, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: H. Truman Chafin — Harry Truman Moore
  Personal motto: "The Buck Stops Here."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Harry S. Truman: The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman
  Books about Harry S. Truman: David McCullough, Truman — Alonzo L. Hamby, Man of the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J. Savage, Truman and the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler, Working With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House Years — Alan Axelrod, When the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on Leadership — Ralph Keyes, The Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman — William Lee Miller, Two Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World — Matthew Algeo, Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip — David Pietrusza, 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  John Trumbull (1750-1831) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Westbury, New Haven County (now Watertown, Litchfield County), Conn., April 24, 1750. Lawyer; poet; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1801-19. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 10, 1831 (age 81 years, 16 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Trumbull (built 1942-43 at South Portland, Maine; sold 1947; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "American Revolutionary / Author of 'McFingal' / Poet & Patriot."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740-1809) — of Lebanon, New London County, Conn. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., March 26, 1740. U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-95; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1791-93; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1795-96; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1796-97; Governor of Connecticut, 1797-1809; died in office 1809. Died in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., August 7, 1809 (age 69 years, 134 days). Interment at Trumbull Cemetery, Lebanon, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Trumbull and Faith (Robinson) Trumbull; brother of Joseph Trumbull (1737-1778) and David Trumbull; married to Eunice Backus; father of Harriet Trumbull (who married Benjamin Silliman); uncle of Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861) and Jonathan G. W. Trumbull; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Trumbull; second cousin twice removed of Lyman Trumbull; second cousin thrice removed of Carl Trumbull Hayden; third cousin twice removed of Ethan Colby; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Livermore Perley.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Trumbull County, Ohio is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848) — of Virginia. Born in Chesterfield County, Va., December 29, 1780. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1815-19; member of Virginia state senate, 1819-23; law professor; chancellor, 4th District, 1824-31; Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, 1831-41. Slaveowner. Died in Winchester, Va., August 28, 1848 (age 67 years, 243 days). Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Frances (Bland) Tucker and St. George Tucker; half-brother of John Randolph of Roanoke; married, September 23, 1806, to Ann Evelina Hunter; father of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker and John Randolph Tucker; nephew of Theodorick Bland (1742-1790) and Thomas Tudor Tucker; grandfather of Henry St. George Tucker (1853-1932); grandnephew of Richard Bland; great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin of George Tucker; first cousin twice removed of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Henry Lee, Charles Lee and Edmund Jennings Lee; second cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Jenings Randolph and Beverley Randolph; second cousin twice removed of Fitzhugh Lee; second cousin four times removed of William Welby Beverley; third cousin of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, John Wayles Eppes, Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) and Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); third cousin once removed of David Meriwether (1755-1822), James Meriwether (1755-1817), Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Marshall, Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, James Keith Marshall, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Edmund Randolph and Carter Henry Harrison; third cousin twice removed of William Lewis Cabell, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, George Craighead Cabell, Edmund Randolph Cocke, John Augustine Marshall, Carter Henry Harrison II, Frederick Madison Roberts and Douglass Townshend Bolling; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Lawton Davis, Connally Findlay Trigg, Benjamin Earl Cabell, John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt, Alexander Scott Bullitt, Francis Beverley Biddle and Richard Walker Bolling; fourth cousin of James Meriwether (1788-1852), David Meriwether (1800-1893) and James Archibald Meriwether; fourth cousin once removed of George Rockingham Gilmer and Reuben Handy Meriwether.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Tucker County, W.Va. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry St.G. Tucker (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Gray Turner (1839-1904) — also known as Henry G. Turner — of Quitman, Brooks County, Ga. Born in North Carolina, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1874; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1876; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1881-97 (2nd District 1881-93, 11th District 1893-97); justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1903-04. Died in 1904 (age about 65 years). Interment at West End Cemetery, Quitman, Ga.
  Turner County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Turner (1766-1824) — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born in Southampton County, Va., December 20, 1766. Democrat. Farmer; Governor of North Carolina, 1802-05; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1805-16. Slaveowner. Died in Warren County, N.C., January 15, 1824 (age 57 years, 26 days). Interment at Bloomsbury Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
  Relatives: Married 1810 to Elizabeth Park; father of Daniel Turner.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Turner (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Milton Turner (1840-1915) — also known as J. Milton Turner — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in slavery in St. Louis, Mo., 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1871-78; stabbed in the chest by George W. Medley, in St. Louis, October 9, 1872. African ancestry. First African-American to serve as a U.S. diplomat. Died, as the result of a railroad tank car explosion, in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla., November 1, 1915 (age about 75 years). Interment at Father Dickson's Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Turner School (opened 1924, renamed Turner 1932, closed 1976), in Kirkwood, Missouri, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John W. Turner (1800-1883) — of Lenawee County, Mich.; Saginaw County, Mich.; Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in 1800. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1847, 1849, 1851-52 (Lenawee County 1847, 1849, Saginaw County 1851-52); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1862; member Dakota territorial council, 1865-67, 1870-71. Died in 1883 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Turner County, S.Dak. is named for him.
Roy J. Turner Roy Joseph Turner (1894-1973) — also known as Roy J. Turner — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Kendrick, Lincoln County, Okla., November 6, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate business; oil producer; rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; Governor of Oklahoma, 1947-51. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., June 11, 1973 (age 78 years, 217 days). Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Reason Turner and Etta Louise (Rogers) Turner; married 1937 to Jessica E. Grimm.
  The Turner Turnpike (opened 1953), in Tulsa, Creek, Lincoln, and Oklahoma counties, Oklahoma, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  Elbert Parr Tuttle (1897-1996) — also known as Elbert P. Tuttle — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 17, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee); Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1954-68; took senior status 1968. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., June 23, 1996 (age 98 years, 342 days). Interment at All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Ga.
  The Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building (built 1910, renamed 1989), in Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  Books about Elbert Tuttle: Jack Bass, Unlikely Heroes — Anne Emanuel, Elbert Parr Tuttle: Chief Jurist of the Civil Rights Revolution
Millard E. Tydings Millard Evelyn Tydings (1890-1961) — also known as Millard E. Tydings — of Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md. Born in Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md., April 6, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1916-17, 1920; Speaker of the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1920; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maryland state senate, 1922-24; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1923-27; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1927-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died near Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md., February 9, 1961 (age 70 years, 309 days). Interment at Angel Hill Cemetery, Havre de Grace, Md.
  Relatives: Adoptive father of Joseph Davies Tydings.
  The Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge (opened 1963), which carries Interstate 95 over the Susquehanna River, between Cecil County and Harford County, Maryland, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
John Tyler John Tyler (1790-1862) — also known as "The Accidental President" — of Williamsburg, Va. Born in Charles City County, Va., March 29, 1790. Whig. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1811-16, 1823-25, 1839-40; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Virginia 23rd District, 1817-21; Governor of Virginia, 1825-27; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1827-36; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; delegate to Whig National Convention from Virginia, 1839 (Convention Vice-President); Vice President of the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836; President of the United States, 1841-45; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Charles City, James City & New Kent counties, 1861; Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; died in office 1862. Episcopalian. English ancestry. A bill to impeach him was defeated in the House of Representatives in January 1843. Slaveowner. Died, probably from a stroke, in a hotel room at Richmond, Va., January 18, 1862 (age 71 years, 295 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Tyler (1747-1813) and Mary (Armistead) Tyler; married, March 29, 1813, to Letitia Tyler; married, June 26, 1844, to Julia Tyler (daughter of David Gardiner); father of David Gardiner Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler; third cousin of George Madison; third cousin once removed of Zachary Taylor; third cousin twice removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton and Aylett Hawes Buckner; third cousin thrice removed of James Francis Buckner Jr. and Bronson Murray Cutting.
  Political families: Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Conkling-Seymour family of Utica, New York; Mapes-Jennings-Denby-Harrison family of New York and Arizona; Tyler family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Benjamin Tappan
  Tyler County, Tex. is named for him.
  John Tyler High School, in Tyler, Texas, is named for him.  — John Tyler Community College, in Chester, Virginia, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: John T. Rich — John T. Cutting — John Tyler Cooper — John Tyler Hammons
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about John Tyler: Oliver P. Chitwood, John Tyler : Champion of the Old South — Norma Lois Peterson, Presidencies of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler — Jane C. Walker, John Tyler : A President of Many Firsts — Edward P. Crapol, John Tyler, the Accidental President — Gary May, John Tyler: The 10th President, 1841-1845 — Donald Barr Chidsey, And Tyler Too
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  John Tyler (1747-1813) — of Charles City County, Va. Born in James City County, Va., February 28, 1747. Lawyer; planter; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Charles City County, 1788; Governor of Virginia, 1808-11. Died in Charles City County, Va., January 6, 1813 (age 65 years, 313 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Charles City County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Tyler (1710-1773) and Anne (Contesse) Tyler; father of John Tyler (1790-1862) (who married Letitia Tyler and Julia Tyler); grandfather of David Gardiner Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler; second cousin once removed of George Madison; second cousin twice removed of Zachary Taylor; second cousin thrice removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton and Aylett Hawes Buckner; second cousin four times removed of James Francis Buckner Jr. and Bronson Murray Cutting; second cousin five times removed of Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro and Max Rogers Strother; relative *** of William Tyler Page.
  Political families: Tyler family of Virginia; Brockenbrough-Stevenson-Braxton-Tyler family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Tyler County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Udell (1817-1903) — of Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Susquehanna County, Pa., February 18, 1817. Democrat. Physician; member of Iowa state senate, 1854, 1860-66. Member, Freemasons. Died in Denver, Colo., March 6, 1903 (age 86 years, 16 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  The city of Udell, Iowa, is named for him.
  William Bradley Umstead (1895-1954) — also known as William B. Umstead — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C., May 13, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1933-39; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1945; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; died in office 1954. Methodist. Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease and congestive heart failure, while also suffering from bronchopneumonia, in Watts Hospital, Durham, Durham County, N.C., November 7, 1954 (age 59 years, 178 days). Interment at Mt. Tabor Church Cemetery, Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Umstead and Lulie Elizabeth (Lunsford) Umstead; married, September 5, 1929, to Merle Davis; second cousin five times removed of Charles Willing Byrd; third cousin of Angier Biddle Duke; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Hubbard Cozart; fourth cousin once removed of Julia Grimmet Fortson.
  Political family: Umstead-Grimmet-Byrd family of Durham, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  William B. Umstead State Park, in Wake County, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Abel Parker Upshur (1790-1844) — of Virginia. Born in Northampton County, Va., June 17, 1790. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-13, 1824-27; state court judge in Virginia, 1826-41; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1841-43; U.S. Secretary of State, 1843-44; died in office 1844. Episcopalian. Among those killed in the explosion when a cannon accidentally burst on board the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Md., February 28, 1844 (age 53 years, 256 days). Originally entombed at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1874 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Littleton Upshur; married to Elizabeth Ann Upshur.
  Upshur counties in Tex. and W.Va. are named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Abel Parker Upshur (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Martin Van_Buren Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) — also known as "The Little Magician"; "Old Kinderhook"; "Red Fox of Kinderhook"; "Matty Van"; "American Talleyrand"; "Blue Whiskey Van" — of Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., December 5, 1782. Lawyer; Columbia County Surrogate, 1808-13; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1812-20; New York state attorney general, 1815-19; appointed 1815; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Senator from New York, 1821-28; Governor of New York, 1829; U.S. Secretary of State, 1829-31; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1831-32; Vice President of the United States, 1833-37; President of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840 (Democratic), 1848 (Free Soil); candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Slaveowner. Died, reportedly due to asthma, but more likely some kind of heart failure, in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., July 24, 1862 (age 79 years, 231 days). Interment at Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Van Buren and Maria (Hoes) Van Alen Van Buren; half-brother of James Isaac Van Alen; married to the sister-in-law of Moses I. Cantine; married, February 21, 1807, to Hannah Hoes; father of John Van Buren; second cousin of Barent Van Buren; second cousin twice removed of Dirck Ten Broeck, Cornelis Cuyler and Thomas Brodhead Van Buren; second cousin thrice removed of Harold Sheffield Van Buren; third cousin twice removed of Theodore Roosevelt; fourth cousin of James Livingston; fourth cousin once removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston and Peter Gansevoort.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Cantine family of Marbletown, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Sanford W. Smith — Jesse Hoyt — Charles Ogle
  Van Buren County, Ark., Van Buren County, Iowa, Van Buren County, Mich. and Van Buren County, Tenn. are named for him.
  The city of Van Buren, Arkansas, is named for him.  — The town of Van Buren, New York, is named for him.  — Mount Van Buren, in Palmer Land, Antarctica, is named for him.  — Martin Van Buren High School (opened 1955), in Queens Village, Queens, New York, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Martin Van Buren (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; torpedoed and lost 1944 in the North Atlantic Ocean) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: M. V. B. Edgerly — M. V. B. Jefferson — M. V. B. Bennett — Van B. Wisker — Martin V. B. Rowland — Martin V. B. Ives — Martin V. B. Clark — Martin V. Godbey
  Opposition slogan (1840): "Van, Van, is a used-up man."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Martin Van Buren: Major L. Wilson, The Presidency of Martin Van Buren — Joel H. Silbey, Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics — Jerome Mushkat & Robert G. Rayback, Martin Van Buren : Law, Politics, and the Shaping of Republican Ideology — John Niven, Martin Van Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics — Ted Widmer, Martin Van Buren
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Robert Smith Vance (1931-1989) — also known as Bob Vance — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Mountain Brook, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Talladega, Talladega County, Ala., May 10, 1931. Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama Democratic state chair, 1966-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1968, 1972 (alternate); Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1977-81; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-89; died in office 1989. Assassinated by way of a mail bomb, in Mountain Brook, Jefferson County, Ala., December 16, 1989 (age 58 years, 220 days). Walter Leroy Moody, Jr., who sent the bomb, was convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and executed in 2018. Cremated; ashes interred at St. Lukes Episcopal Columbarium, Mountain Brook, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Harrell Taylor Vance and Mae (Smith) Vance; married to Helen Vance.
  The Robert S. Vance Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (built 1921, named 1990), in Birmingham, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894) — also known as Zebulon B. Vance — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., May 13, 1830. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1854; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1858-61; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of North Carolina, 1862-65, 1877-79; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1879-94; died in office 1894. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1894 (age 63 years, 336 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.; statue at Union Square, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of David Vance and Elmira Margaret (Baird) Vance; brother of Robert Brank Vance (1828-1899); married to Harriette Newell Espy and Florence Steele; father of Thomas Malvern Vance; nephew of Robert Brank Vance (1793-1827).
  Political family: Vance family of Asheville, North Carolina.
  Cross-reference: Lee S. Overman
  Vance County, N.C. is named for him.
  Vance Hall (built 1912), a building at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Zebulon B. Vance: Cordelia Camp, Governor Vance : a life for young people (for young readers)
  Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814) — of New York. Born in Westchester County, N.Y., January 10, 1721. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1777-78; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1778-95. Died in Westchester County, N.Y., May 1, 1814 (age 93 years, 111 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Westchester County, N.Y.; reinterment at Hillside Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Van Cortlandt (1683-1748) and Catherine (DePeyster) Van Cortlandt; married, May 29, 1748, to Joanna Livingston (daughter of Gilbert Livingston); father of Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831), Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Anne De Peyster Van Cortlandt (who married Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer); grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Abraham de Peyster; grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724), Jacobus Van Cortlandt, Johannes de Peyster and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of Stephanus Bayard, Philip John Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; first cousin once removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Johannes DePeyster, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), Nicholas Bayard, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and James Parker; first cousin twice removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton and John Cortlandt Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Edward Livingston (1796-1840), Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, James Adams Ekin, Richard Wayne Parker and Charles Wolcott Parker; first cousin four times removed of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert Ray Hamilton and John Sluyter Wirt; first cousin five times removed of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870), John Eliot Thayer Jr. and Bronson Murray Cutting; first cousin six times removed of Brockholst Livingston; second cousin of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), William Livingston, James Jay, Matthew Clarkson, Philip P. Schuyler, Henry Rutgers, John Jay and Frederick Jay; second cousin once removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), James Livingston, John Stevens III, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Killian Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip DePeyster, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; second cousin twice removed of Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Jay II and Philip N. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Peter Gansevoort, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert Livingston Thompson, Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jacob Astor III, Eugene Schuyler, Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin four times removed of William Waldorf Astor, John Kean, Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin five times removed of Guy Vernor Henry, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery Schuyler Jr., Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills, Robert Reginald Livingston, Robert Winthrop Kean and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996).
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cortland County, N.Y. is named for him.
  The city of Cortland, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Henry van_Dyke Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 10, 1852. Poet; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1913-17; Luxembourg, 1913-17. Presbyterian. Died April 10, 1933 (age 80 years, 151 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Van Dyke (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Robert Lee Vann (1879-1940) — also known as Robert L. Vann — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Oakmont, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Ahoskie, Hertford County, N.C., August 27, 1879. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936. African ancestry. Died, at Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 24, 1940 (age 61 years, 58 days). Entombed at Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Lucy Peoples; married 1910 to Jessie Matthews.
  The Robert L. Vann Elementary School (built 1914 as Watt School; name changed to Vann 1941; closed and sold 2011; now St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was named for him.
  Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1738-1810) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Watervliet, Albany County, N.Y., August 27, 1738. Democrat. Merchant; surveyor; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1788-89; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1789-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1801-04. Slaveowner. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 19, 1810 (age 71 years, 176 days). Original interment at Dutch Reformed Cemetery, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Engeltie 'Angelica' (Livingston) Van Rensselaer and Johannes Van Rensselaer; brother of Robert Van Rensselaer; married, July 3, 1760, to Judith Bayard; married 1764 to Helena Lansing; father of Solomon Van Vechten Van Rensselaer; uncle of Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; grandson of Robert Livingston the Younger; granduncle of James Alexander Hamilton and Philip Schuyler; great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); great-grandnephew of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Robert Livingston the Elder, Jacobus Van Cortlandt and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); great-granduncle of Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; second great-granduncle of Robert Ray Hamilton; third great-granduncle of John Eliot Thayer Jr.; first cousin of Volkert Petrus Douw, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, James Livingston and Killian Killian Van Rensselaer; first cousin once removed of Philip P. Schuyler, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847) and Maturin Livingston; first cousin twice removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Peter Gansevoort, Gerrit Smith and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; first cousin thrice removed of David Davidse Schuyler, Myndert Davidtse Schuyler and John Jacob Astor III; first cousin four times removed of William Waldorf Astor, Peter Goelet Gerry and Ogden Livingston Mills; first cousin five times removed of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Robert Reginald Livingston and John Hubner II; second cousin of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792) and Peter Samuel Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston, James Jay, Philip John Schuyler, Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800), Stephen John Schuyler, John Jay, Frederick Jay, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and Henry Walter Livingston; second cousin twice removed of Edward Livingston (1796-1840) and Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Pinckney Brown and Kiliaen Van Rensselaer; second cousin four times removed of Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Bronson Murray Cutting; second cousin five times removed of Brockholst Livingston; third cousin of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., James Parker, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William Jay; third cousin once removed of Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Jay II, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, James Adams Ekin, Eugene Schuyler, Richard Wayne Parker, Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Charles Wolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed of John Sluyter Wirt, John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Karl Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991).
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Robert A. Van_Wyck Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1849-1918) — also known as Robert A. Van Wyck — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 20, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904. Member, Tammany Hall. Died in Paris, France, November 30, 1918 (age 69 years, 133 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Van Wyck; brother of Augustus Van Wyck; married to Kate E. Hertle.
  The Van Wyck Expressway (opened 1963), in Queens, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1897
  Isaac Van Zandt (1813-1847) — of Texas. Born in Franklin County, Tenn., July 10, 1813. Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1840-42; Texas Republic Charge d'Affaires to the United States, 1842; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845. Instrumental in negotiating the treaty to annex the Texas Republic to the United States. Died of yellow fever while campaigning for Governor, in Houston, Harris County, Tex., October 11, 1847 (age 34 years, 93 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of Khleber Miller Van Zandt.
  Van Zandt County, Tex. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Isaac Van Zandt (built 1944 at Houston, Texas; scuttled with obsolete ammunition in the North Pacific Ocean, 1966) was named for him.
  Bruce Frank Vento (1940-2000) — also known as Bruce F. Vento — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 7, 1940. Democrat. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1971-76; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1977-2000; died in office 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984, 1996, 2000. Catholic. German and Italian ancestry. Died, of mesothelioma (lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos), St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 10, 2000 (age 60 years, 3 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Maplewood, Minn.
  Bruce F. Vento Elementary School, in St. Paul, Minnesota, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William F. Vermilion (1830-1894) — of Iowa. Born in Kentucky, October 18, 1830. Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Iowa state senate, 1869-73. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, December 28, 1894 (age 64 years, 71 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Relatives: Father of Charles William Vermilion.
  The township of Vermillion, Iowa, is named for him.
  Books about William Vermilion: Donald C. Elder III, Love Amid the Turmoil : The Civil War Letters of William and Mary Vermilion
  Earl M. Vickers — of Fayette County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1961-65; resigned 1965. Still living as of 1965.
  The Earl M. Vickers Bridge (built 1956), across the Kanawha River between Montgomery and Smithers, Fayette County (though part of the bridge is in Kanawha County), West Virginia, is named for him.
  George Vickers (1801-1879) — of Maryland. Born in Chestertown, Kent County, Md., November 19, 1801. Democrat. Member of Maryland state senate, 1866-67; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1868-73. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Chestertown, Kent County, Md., October 8, 1879 (age 77 years, 323 days). Interment at Chester Cemetery, Chestertown, Md.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Vickers (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
William F. Vilas William Freeman Vilas (1840-1908) — also known as William F. Vilas — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Chelsea, Orange County, Vt., July 9, 1840. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1876, 1880, 1884; member of Democratic National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1885; U.S. Postmaster General, 1885-88; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1888-89; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1891-97. Died in Madison, Dane County, Wis., August 28, 1908 (age 68 years, 50 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Vilas County, Wis. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Jacques Philippe Villere (1761-1830) — of Louisiana. Born in Louisiana, April 28, 1761. Sugar cane planter; Governor of Louisiana, 1816-20; defeated, 1824. Catholic. Slaveowner. Died in Conseil Plantation, St. Bernard Parish, La., March 7, 1830 (age 68 years, 313 days). Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Married, August 18, 1784, to Jeanne Henriette de Fazende.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jacques Phillippe Villere (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; redesignated as USS Basilan; scrapped 1972) was originally named for him.
  Epitaph: "Cette Tombe Renferme Aussi les Restes / Du Vertueux Villere / L'estime de ses Concitoyens fit sa Gloire / L'Union de sa Famille Son Bon Bonheur." [This tomb also contains the remains / from Virtuous Villers / The esteem of his fellow citizens made his glory]
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Middleton Vining (1758-1802) — also known as John Vining; Jack Vining — of Kent County, Del. Born in Dover, Kent County, Del., December 23, 1758. Member of Delaware state legislature, 1780; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1780; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1789-93; member of Delaware state senate from Kent County, 1793, 1800-02; died in office 1802; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1793-98. Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., February, 1802 (age 43 years, 0 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Vining (built 1942 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Carl Vinson (1883-1981) — also known as "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" — of Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga. Born in Baldwin County, Ga., November 18, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1909-12; county judge in Georgia, 1912-14; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1914-65 (10th District 1914-33, 6th District 1933-65); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952. Methodist. Member, Kappa Alpha Order. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. Died in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., June 1, 1981 (age 97 years, 195 days). Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.
  Relatives: Granduncle of Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr..
  Mount Vinson (the highest peak in Antarctica), located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica, is named for him.  — The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier (built 1980 in Newport News, Virginia), is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Samuel Finley Vinton (1792-1862) — also known as Samuel F. Vinton — of Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. Born in South Hadley, Hampshire County, Mass., September 25, 1792. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1823-37, 1843-51 (7th District 1823-33, 6th District 1833-37, 12th District 1843-51); candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1851. Died in Washington, D.C., May 11, 1862 (age 69 years, 228 days). Interment at Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Abiathar Vinton and Sarah (Day) Vinton; married, August 18, 1824, to Romaine Madeleine Bureau (daughter of Jean Pierre Roman Bureau); second cousin four times removed of William Greene; third cousin twice removed of Charles Otis Nason; third cousin thrice removed of William Greene Jr. and Alton Festus Hayden; fourth cousin of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham, Nathaniel Upham, William Upham, Charles Wentworth Upham and Alonzo Sidney Upham; fourth cousin once removed of John Baldwin, Nathan Appleton, Nathaniel Gookin Upham, Isaiah Blood, James Phineas Upham and William Henry Upham.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Houghton family of Corning, New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Vinton County, Ohio is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James Madison Waddell Jr. (1922-2003) — also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. — of Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C. Born in Boydell, Ashley County, Ark., November 1, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance business; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956 (alternate), 1964; member of South Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th District 1984-92); resigned 1992. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Navy League; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Sertoma; Farm Bureau; Nature Conservancy. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., January 15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75 days). Interment at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Son of James Madison Waddell and Mabel Maude (Gibson) Waddell; married, January 2, 1946, to Natalie Phyllis Lavis.
  The Waddell Mariculture Research and Development Center (built 1983-84), an experiment station, located on the Colleton River in Beaufort County, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Menasco Wade (1914-2001) — also known as Henry M. Wade; "The Chief" — of Texas. Born in Rockwall County, Tex., November 11, 1914. Democrat. FBI special agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Dallas County District Attorney, 1951-86; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1956. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. As District Attorney, he prosecuted Jack Ruby in 1964 for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Also in his role as District Attorney, he was the named defendant in the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 abortion decision, Roe v. Wade. Died, from complications of Parkinson's disease, in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., March 1, 2001 (age 86 years, 110 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Menasco Wade (1864-1938) and Lula Ellen (Michie) Wade; married to Yvonne Hillman.
  The Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center, in Dallas, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743-1804) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., July 12, 1743. Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1788; delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-95; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1795-1800. Slaveowner. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., April 30, 1804 (age 60 years, 293 days). Interment at Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Conn.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jeremiah Wadsworth (built 1942 at Houston, Texas; torpedoed and lost in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1942) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Robert Ferdinand Wagner III (1944-1993) — also known as Robert F. Wagner III; Bobby Wagner — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born January 6, 1944. Democrat. Candidate for borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1977. Catholic. Died in his room at the Embassy Suites Hotel, San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., November 15, 1993 (age 49 years, 313 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Susan (Edwards) Wagner and Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr.; grandson of Robert Ferdinand Wagner.
  Political family: Wagner family of Woodside and New York City, New York.
  Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park (opened 1996), in Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Morrison Remick Waite (1816-1888) — also known as Morrison R. Waite — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., November 29, 1816. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1849-50; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1862; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Lucas County, 1873; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1874-88. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., March 23, 1888 (age 71 years, 115 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Matson Waite; married, September 21, 1840, to Amelia C. Warner; first cousin of John Turner Wait.
  Political family: Waite-Wait family of Lyme, Connecticut.
  Morrison R. Waite High School (opened 1914), in Toledo, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  George Ernest Waldo (1851-1942) — also known as George E. Waldo — of Ulysses, Butler County, Neb.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 11, 1851. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1905-09. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 16, 1942 (age 91 years, 156 days). Cremated; ashes interred at New Cemetery, Scotland, Conn.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George E. Waldo (built 1944 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1974) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Shelby Walker (1815-1891) — also known as David S. Walker — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Logan County, Ky., May 2, 1815. Lawyer; mayor of Tallahassee, Fla., 1852; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1860-65; Governor of Florida, 1865-68; defeated (American), 1856; circuit judge in Florida, 1878-91. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., July 20, 1891 (age 76 years, 79 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of David Walker; married to Philoclea Alston (sister of Augustus A. Alston; niece of Willis Alston); father of Courtney Walker (who married Robert Spratt Cockrell) and David Shelby Walker Jr.; nephew of George Walker; uncle of James David Walker; first cousin twice removed of Howell Lewis; second cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis; second cousin twice removed of George Washington, John Walker and Francis Walker; second cousin thrice removed of George Madison; third cousin of Howell Cobb (1772-1818); third cousin once removed of Robert Brooke, Bushrod Washington, Howell Cobb (1815-1868) and Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb; third cousin twice removed of James Madison, William Taylor Madison and Clement F. Dorsey; fourth cousin of John Thornton Augustine Washington, Francis Taliaferro Helm and Thomas Walker Gilmer; fourth cousin once removed of Andrew Dorsey, Charles John Helm, Thomas Leonidas Crittenden and Hubbard Dozier Helm.
  Political family: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The David S. Walker Library, in Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Freeman Walker (1780-1827) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Charles City County, Va., October 25, 1780. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1807-11; mayor of Augusta, Ga., 1818-19, 1823; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1819-21; resigned 1821. Slaveowner. Died in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., September 23, 1827 (age 46 years, 333 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Garlington Creswell; father of William H.T. Walker.
  Walker County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Williams Walker (1783-1823) — also known as John W. Walker — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Amelia County, Va., August 12, 1783. Democrat. Member of Alabama territorial legislature, 1810; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1819-22. Slaveowner. Died in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., April 23, 1823 (age 39 years, 254 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Jeremiah Walker and Mary Jane (Graves) Walker; married to Matilda Pope; father of Percy Walker, Leroy Pope Walker and Richard Wilde Walker (1823-1874); grandfather of John Williams Walker Fearn and Richard Wilde Walker (1857-1936); second great-grandfather of Richard Walker Bolling.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Walker County, Ala. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert John Walker (1801-1869) — also known as Robert J. Walker — of Madisonville, Madison County, Miss.; Washington, D.C. Born in Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pa., July 19, 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1835-45; resigned 1845; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-49; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1857; newspaper publisher. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., November 11, 1869 (age 68 years, 115 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Hoge Walker and Lucretia (Duncan) Walker; married, April 4, 1825, to Mary Blechenden Bache (daughter of Richard Bache Jr.; brother of Alexander Dallas Bache; niece of George Mifflin Dallas; granddaughter of Richard Bache and Alexander James Dallas; great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin); father of Mary Walker (who married Benjamin Harris Brewster); second great-grandfather of Daniel Baugh Brewster.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York; Claiborne-Dallas family of Virginia and Louisiana (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Walker County, Tex. is named for him.
  The community of Walker, Kansas (founded 1872), is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Henry Cantwell Wallace Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., May 11, 1866. Farmer; college professor; magazine editor; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924. Presbyterian. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., October 25, 1924 (age 58 years, 167 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Wallace and Nannie (Cantwell) Wallace; married, November 24, 1887, to Carrie May Brodhead; father of Henry Agard Wallace (who married Ilo Browne).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry C. Wallace (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; sold and renamed SS California Sun; after explosion and fire, sank in Indian Ocean, 1967) was originally named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: American Review of Reviews, February 1922
  Lurleen Burns Wallace (1926-1968) — also known as Lurleen B. Wallace; Lurleen Brigham Burns — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., September 19, 1926. Democrat. Governor of Alabama, 1967-68; died in office 1968. Female. Methodist. Died, of uterine cancer, in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., May 7, 1968 (age 41 years, 231 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Daughter of Henry Burns and Estelle (Burroughs) Burns; married, May 21, 1943, to George Corley Wallace Jr..
  Political family: Wallace-Folsom family of Montgomery, Alabama.
  The Lurleen Wallace Tumor Institute, at the University of Alabama Birmingham, is named for her.  — Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (established 1967 as Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College), with campuses in Covington, Butler, and Crenshaw counties, Alabama, is named for her.  — Lake Lurleen, and Lake Lurleen State Park, in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, are named for her.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Paul Allen Wallace (1901-1958) — also known as Paul A. Wallace — of Wallace, Marlboro County, S.C. Born in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, S.C., July 15, 1901. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state senate from Marlboro County, 1947-58; died in office 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956. On the night of the 1958 Democratic primary, he and others gathered in the sheriff's office at the Marlboro County Courthouse to hear election returns on the radio; he had just learned he had won renomination, when Court Clerk Henry A. Rogers entered the room and shot him four times; he died about twenty minutes later, in the emergency room of a nearby hospital, in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, S.C., June 10, 1958 (age 56 years, 330 days). On June 27, Rogers hanged himself in the South Carolina state mental hospital. Interment at Wallace Baptist Church Cemetery, Wallace, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Percy Wallace and Lillie (Allen) Wallace; married, May 25, 1920, to Ethelyne Gardner; father of William Paul Wallace.
  Lake Paul Wallace, in Marlboro County, South Carolina, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "With forgetfulness of self, humility of spirit, and nobility of character, he followed in his Master's footsteps in service to his fellowman."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin Waller (1800-1881) — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., November 4, 1800. Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835; delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Brazoria, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Texas Republic Postmaster General, 1839; mayor of Austin, Tex., 1840; county judge in Texas, 1844; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861. Member, Freemasons. Died in Austin, Travis County, Tex., January 3, 1881 (age 80 years, 60 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1928 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Waller County, Tex. is named for him.
  William A. Walsh — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1926-27. Burial location unknown.
  Walsh Road, in Yonkers, New York, is named for him.  — The William A. Walsh Homes (opened 1967), a public housing complex in Yonkers, New York, is named for him.
  Edward Cary Walthall (1831-1898) — also known as Edward C. Walthall — of Grenada, Grenada County, Miss. Born in Richmond, Va., April 4, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Flavius J. Lovejoy; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1876, 1880; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1885-94, 1895-98; died in office 1898. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1898 (age 67 years, 17 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Barrett White Walthall and Sarah (Southall) Walthall; married, August 16, 1855, to Sophie Ann Bridgers; married, February 1, 1860, to Mary Leckie; third cousin once removed of William Henry Robertson.
  Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Walthall County, Miss. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Walton (c.1749-1804) — of Georgia. Born near Farmville, Cumberland County, Va., about 1749. Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776-77, 1780-81; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Georgia, 1779-80, 1789; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1783; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1795-96. Member, Freemasons. Died near Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., February 2, 1804 (age about 55 years). Original interment at Rosney Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.; reinterment in 1848 at Courthouse Grounds, Augusta, Ga.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Brother of John Walton; cousin *** of Matthew Walton.
  Political family: Walton family.
  Walton County, Ga. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Walton (built 1942-43 at Savannah, Georgia; burned and sank in the North Pacific Ocean, 1951) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867) — also known as Reuben H. Walworth — of Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Bozrah, New London County, Conn., October 26, 1788. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1821-23; Chancellor of New York, 1828-47; candidate for Governor of New York, 1848. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; American Antiquarian Society. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., November 27, 1867 (age 79 years, 32 days). Interment at Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Walworth and Apphia (Hyde) Walworth; married, January 16, 1812, to Maria Ketchum Averill; married 1851 to Sarah Ellen (Smith) Hardin (widow of John Jay Hardin); father of Mansfield Tracy Walworth; grandfather of James Graham Jenkins.
  Political families: Hardin family of Frankfort, Kentucky; Miller-Peckham-Walworth-Hardin family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Walworth County, Wis. is named for him.
  The town of Walworth, New York is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John Wanamaker John Wanamaker (1838-1922) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 11, 1838. Republican. Merchant; opened John Wanamaker & Company store in 1877 (forerunner of modern department store); organizer and director, Merchants' Bank; director, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad; organizer (with others) and trustee, Presbyterian Hospital; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S. Postmaster General, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912, 1916. Presbyterian. Alsatian ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 12, 1922 (age 84 years, 154 days). Interment at St. James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Nelson Wanamaker and Elizabeth Deshong (Kochersperger) Wanamaker; married 1860 to Mary Erringer Brown; father of Thomas Brown Wanamaker and Lewis Rodman Wanamaker.
  Political family: Wanamaker-Welsh-Dulles-Brown family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The community of Wanamaker (now part of Indianapolis, Indiana), was named for him.  — The community of Wanamaker, South Dakota (now a ghost town), was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  John Elliott Ward (1814-1902) — also known as John E. Ward — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in 1814. Mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1853-54; Speaker of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to China, 1858-60. Died in 1902 (age about 88 years). Interment at Midway Church Cemetery, Midway, Ga.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John E. Ward (built 1943 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $10 notes in 1861.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Thomas William Ward (1807-1872) — also known as "Peg Leg" — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Ireland, 1807. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; mayor of Austin, Tex., 1840-41, 1853, 1865; Texas Republic Land Office Commissioner, 1840-46. Lost a leg in the storming of Bexar, 1835; lost his right arm while firing a cannon to celebrate Texas independence, 1841. Died of typhoid fever, in Austin, Travis County, Tex., November 25, 1872 (age about 65 years). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Ward County, Tex. is named for him.
  Julius Waties Waring (1880-1968) — also known as Julius W. Waring — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., July 27, 1880. U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1942-52; took senior status 1952. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., January 11, 1968 (age 87 years, 168 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Perry Waring and Anna Thomasine (Waties) Waring; married to Annie Gammell and Elizabeth Avery.
  The J. Waties Waring Judicial Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1818-1882) — also known as Cadwallader C. Washburn — of Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wis.; La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, April 22, 1818. Republican. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1855-61, 1867-71 (2nd District 1855-61, 6th District 1867-71); general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Wisconsin, 1872-74; defeated, 1873. Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Ark., May 15, 1882 (age 64 years, 23 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn; brother of Israel Washburn Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, Charles Ames Washburn and William Drew Washburn; married, January 1, 1849, to Jeannette Garr; father of Fanny Washburn (who married Charles Payson); nephew of Reuel Washburn; uncle of Charles Fox Washburn, Hempstead Washburne, Robert Charles Washburn, William Drew Washburn Jr. and Stanley Washburn; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Sumner and Dwight May Sabin.
  Political families: Washburn family of Massachusetts; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Washburn County, Wis. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Henry Dana Washburn (1832-1871) — also known as Henry D. Washburn — of Clinton, Vermillion County, Ind. Born in Windsor, Windsor County, Vt., March 28, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1866-69. As Surveyor-General of Montana Territory in 1870, led the Washburn Expedition into what is now Yellowstone National Park. Died of tuberculosis, in Clinton, Vermillion County, Ind., January 26, 1871 (age 38 years, 304 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, Ind.
  Mount Washburn, in Park County, Wyoming, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
George Washington George Washington (1732-1799) — also known as "Father of His Country"; "The American Fabius" — of Virginia. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., February 22, 1732. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; President of the United States, 1789-97. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Society of the Cincinnati; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, he served as the first President and voluntarily stepped down after two terms. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Slaveowner. Died, probably from acute bacterial epiglottitis, at Fairfax County, Va., December 14, 1799 (age 67 years, 295 days). Entombed at Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Va.; memorial monument at National Mall, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1860 at Washington Circle, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1869 at Boston Public Garden, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Augustine Washington and Mary (Ball) Washington; married, January 6, 1759, to Martha Dandridge Custis (aunt of Burwell Bassett); step-father of John Parke Custis; uncle of Bushrod Washington; granduncle by marriage of Charles Magill Conrad; granduncle of John Thornton Augustine Washington and George Corbin Washington; first cousin six times removed of Archer Woodford; second cousin of Howell Lewis; second cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis; second cousin twice removed of Howell Cobb (1772-1818), Sulifand Sutherland Ross and David Shelby Walker; second cousin thrice removed of Walker Peyton Conway, Howell Cobb (1815-1868), Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, James David Walker and David Shelby Walker Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Thomas Henry Ball Jr., William de Bruyn=Kops, Horace Lee Washington, Edwin McPherson Holden, Claude C. Ball, Arthur Wesley Holden and Franklin Delano Roosevelt; third cousin twice removed of Henry Rootes Jackson; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Bullitt Churchill and Thomas Leonidas Crittenden.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family; King family of Savannah, Georgia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Washington-Walker family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Henry Lee — Joshua Fry — Alexander Dimitry — Tobias Lear — David Mathews — Rufus Putnam
  Washington counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., R.I., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va. and Wis. are named for him.
  The city of Washington, D.C., is named for him.  — The state of Washington is named for him.  — Mount Washington (highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The minor planet 886 Washingtonia (discovered 1917), is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: George Washington Lent Marr — George Washington Heard — George Washington Barnett — George Washington Davis — George W. Owen — George W. Toland — George W. Lay — George W. Patterson — George W. B. Towns — George Washington Adams — George Washington Hockley — George W. Smyth — G. W. Ingersoll — George W. Hopkins — George Washington Montgomery — Joseph George Washington Duncan — George W. Kittredge — George W. Jones — George W. Harrison — George Washington Ewing — George Washington Seabrook — George W. Morrison — George Washington Woodward — George Washington Wright — George Washington Triplett — George Washington Glasscock — George W. Schuyler — George Washington Holman — George W. Greene — George W. Wolcott — George W. Paschal — George Washington Dunlap — George Washington Warren — George Washington Hill — George Washington Logan — George W. Getchell — George W. Wright — George W. Julian — George Washington Dyal — George W. Ladd — George W. Peck — George Washington Nesmith — George W. Morgan — George Washington Brooks — George Washington Cowles — George W. Geddes — George Washington Whitmore — George Washington Bridges — George W. Cate — George W. Houk — George W. Webber — George W. Bemis — George Washington Fairbrother — George Washington Glick — George W. Jones — George W. Baker — George W. Shell — George W. Anderson — George W. Crouse — George W. Hulick — George W. Allen — George W. F. Harper — George Washington Clark — George Washington McCrary — George W. Gordon — George W. Kingsbury — George W. Covington — George Washington Fleeger — George W. Steele — George W. Wilson — George W. Martin — George W. E. Dorsey — George W. Plunkitt — George W. Furbush — George W. Sutton — George W. Curtin — George W. Ray — George W. Roosevelt — George W. Smith — George W. Kipp — George W. Campbell — George W. Taylor — George W. Stone — George W. Bartch — George W. Shonk — George W. Paul — George W. Cook — George W. Murray — George W. Faris — George W. Fithian — George W. Prince — George W. Buckner — George W. Cromer — George W. Donaghey — George W. Aldridge — George Washington Wagoner — George Washington Goethals — George W. Armstrong — George W. Lovejoy — George W. Oakes — George W. Hays — George W. Edmonds — George W. Lindsay — George Washington Jones — T. G. W. Tarver — George W. Darden — George Washington Jones — George W. Mead — George W. Gibbons — George W. List — George W. Calkin — George W. Rauch — George W. Michell — George Washington Jackson — George W. Blanchard — George Washington Herz — George W. Bristow — George Washington Hardy — George W. Ballard — George W. McKown — George Thomas Washington — George W. Collins — George A. Washington
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. quarter (25 cent coin), and on the $1 bill. His portrait also appeared on various other denominations of U.S. currency, and on the Confederate States $50 note during the Civil War.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about George Washington: Richard Brookhiser, Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington — James Thomas Flexner, Washington: The Indispensable Man — Willard Sterne Randall, George Washington : A Life — Richard Norton Smith, Patriarch : George Washington and the New American Nation — Henry Wiencek, An Imperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America — James MacGregor Burns, George Washington — Joseph J. Ellis, His Excellency, George Washington — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — David Barton, The Bulletproof George Washington: An Account of God's Providential Care — Wendie C. Old, George Washington (for young readers)
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Harold Washington (1922-1987) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 15, 1922. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1965; member of Illinois state senate, 1977; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1981-83; resigned 1983; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1983-87; defeated in primary, 1977; died in office 1987. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; National Bar Association. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 25, 1987 (age 65 years, 224 days). Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  The Harold Washington Public Library, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Books about Harold Washington: Paul Kleppner, Chicago Divided : The Making of a Black Mayor — Melvin G. Holli, Bashing Chicago Traditions : Harold Washington's Last Campaign, Chicago, 1987 — Dempsey J. Travis, Harold, the People's Mayor : The Authorized Biography of Mayor Harold Washington — Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, Harold Washington: A political biography — Alton Miller, Harold Washington: The Mayor, the Man — Naurice Roberts, Harold Washington : Mayor With A Vison (for young readers)
  Martha Washington (1731-1802) — also known as Martha Dandridge; Martha Dandridge Custis — Born in New Kent County, Va., June 13, 1731. First Lady of the United States, 1789-97. Female. Slaveowner. Died in Fairfax County, Va., May 22, 1802 (age 70 years, 343 days). Entombed at Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Va.
  Relatives: Daughter of John Dandridge and Frances (Jones) Dandridge; married 1759 to Daniel Parke Custis; married, January 6, 1759, to George Washington (uncle of Bushrod Washington); mother of John Parke Custis; aunt of Burwell Bassett; first cousin five times removed of Edith Wilson.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Jackson-Lee family; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Clay family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Dandridge, Tennessee, is named for her.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Henry Watterson Henry Watterson (1840-1921) — also known as "Marse Henry" — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Washington, D.C., February 16, 1840. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; editor, Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876 (Temporary Chair), 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1884, 1888 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1892; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1876-77; received the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism, 1918. Methodist. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., December 22, 1921 (age 81 years, 309 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Harvey Magee Watterson and Talitha (Black) Watterson; married to Rebecca Ewing (daughter of Andrew Ewing); father of Harvey Watterson; first cousin once removed of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Ewing-Matthews-Watterson-Harrison family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Watterson (built 1943 at Jacksonville, Florida; sold 1947; later renamed Spartan; ran aground and wrecked at Pasa Buenavista, Cuba, 1961) was originally named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  John Clarence Watts (1902-1971) — also known as John C. Watts — of Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky. Born in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., July 9, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; chair of Jessamine County Democratic Party, 1928-53; Jessamine County Attorney, 1933-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1947-48; Kentucky motor transportation commissioner, 1948-51; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1951-71; died in office 1971. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., September 24, 1971 (age 69 years, 77 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Montague Watts and Frances Elizabeth (Wilson) Watts; married, March 27, 1945, to Nora Mae Wilburn.
  The John C. Watts Federal Building, in Frankfort, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) — also known as "Mad Anthony" — of Chester County, Pa.; Chatham County, Ga. Born in Chester County, Pa., January 1, 1745. Surveyor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1774-80, 1784; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Georgia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1791-92. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Fort Presque Isle (now Erie), Erie County, Pa., December 15, 1796 (age 51 years, 349 days). Original interment at Garrison Hill, Erie, Pa.; reinterment in 1809 at Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Wayne (1699-1774) and Elizabeth (Eddings) Wayne; married 1766 to Mary Penrose; father of Isaac Wayne (1772-1852).
  Wayne counties in Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa. and Tenn. are named for him.
  Fort Wayne (1794), and the subsequent city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, were named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Moore Wayne (1790-1867) — also known as James M. Wayne — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., 1790. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1815-16; mayor of Savannah, Ga., 1817-19; state court judge in Georgia, 1820-22; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1829-35; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1835-67; died in office 1867. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., July 5, 1867 (age about 77 years). Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Johnson Campbell; father of Henry Constantine Wayne; uncle of Sarah Anderson 'Addie' Stites (who married William Washington Gordon (1796-1842)); granduncle of William Washington Gordon (1834-1912).
  Political family: Gordon-Wayne-Stites family of Savannah, Georgia.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James M. Wayne (built 1942-43 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Weakley (1764-1845) — of Tennessee. Born in Halifax County, Va., July 20, 1764. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1796; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1809-11; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1819-21, 1823-25; member of Tennessee state senate, 1823-25; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834. Slaveowner. Died near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 4, 1845 (age 80 years, 199 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Weakley County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Carlton Weaver (1881-1947) — of Wilburton, Latimer County, Okla. Born in Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, Tex., August 25, 1881. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; Speaker of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1930-31. Died in Wilburton, Latimer County, Okla., August 17, 1947 (age 65 years, 357 days). Interment at Robbers Cave State Park, Near Wilburton, Latimer County, Okla.
  Lake Carlton (created by a dam on Fouche Maline Creek), in Robbers Cave State Park, Latimer County, Oklahoma, is named for him.
  James A. Weaver (1826-1898) — of Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Tex. Born in Oglethorpe County, Ga., July 15, 1826. Democrat. Hopkins County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1876. Died in Hopkins County, Tex., February 27, 1898 (age 71 years, 227 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Tex.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah A. Butler and Elizabeth (Butler) Lewis.
  The community of Weaver, Texas, is named for him.
James B. Weaver James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) — also known as James B. Weaver — of Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa; Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, June 12, 1833. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1879-81, 1885-89; candidate for President of the United States, 1880 (Greenback Labor), 1892 (Populist); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, February 6, 1912 (age 78 years, 239 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Abram Weaver and Susan (Imlay) Weaver; great-grandfather of Hank Ketchum; second great-grandfather of Stephen Collins.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James B. Weaver (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) — also known as Robert C. Weaver — of Washington, D.C.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., December 29, 1907. Democrat. Economist; received the Spingarn Medal in 1962; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966-68; first African-American cabinet member; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1968 ; president, Baruch College, 1969; trustee, Mount Sinai Medical Center. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans for Democratic Action. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 17, 1997 (age 89 years, 200 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Mortimer G. Weaver and Florence (Freeman) Weaver; married, July 19, 1935, to Ella V. Hiath.
  The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building (opened 1968; named 2000; headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Webb (1792-1856) — of Florida; Texas. Born in Fairfax County, Va., March 31, 1792. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; justice of Florida territorial supreme court, 1828-38; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1839, 1839; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1839-41; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales and Travis, 1841-42, 1842-44; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; secretary of state of Texas, 1849-51; district judge in Texas, 1854-56; died in office 1856. Member, Freemasons. Died November 1, 1856 (age 64 years, 215 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Goliad, Tex.
  Webb County, Tex. is named for him.
Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (1782-1852) — also known as "Black Dan"; "Defender of the Constitution"; "Great Expounder of the Constitution" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Salisbury (part now in Franklin), Merrimack County, N.H., January 18, 1782. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1820; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1823-27; resigned 1827; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1827-41, 1845-50; candidate for President of the United States, 1836; U.S. Secretary of State, 1841-43, 1850-52; died in office 1852. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., October 24, 1852 (age 70 years, 280 days). Interment at Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Mass.; statue erected 1900 at Scott Circle, Washington, D.C.; statue at State House Grounds, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Webster and Abigail (Eastman) Webster; married, May 29, 1808, to Grace Fletcher; second cousin once removed of Hiram Augustus Huse; second cousin twice removed of Edwin George Eastman; third cousin twice removed of Alonzo Mark Leffingwell; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Nichols Blake and John Leffingwell Randolph; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Sabin, Charles Rowell and Amos Tuck.
  Political families: Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Vanderbilt-Tuck-Pickering-Webster family; Eastman-Webster-Blake-Rowell family; Vanderbilt-Colby-Burden-French family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Webster counties in Ga., Iowa, Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Neb. and W.Va. are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Daniel Webster Wilder — Daniel W. Mills — Daniel W. Jones — Daniel Webster Comstock — Daniel W. Waugh — Daniel W. Tallmadge — Daniel Webster Heagy — Daniel W. Whitmore — Daniel W. Hamilton — Daniel W. Allaman — Webster Turner — Dan W. Turner — Daniel W. Hoan — Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the $10 U.S. note from the 1860s until the early 20th century.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Daniel Webster: Robert Vincent Remini, Daniel Webster : The Man and His Time — Maurice G. Baxter, One and Inseparable : Daniel Webster and the Union — Robert A. Allen, Daniel Webster, Defender of the Union — Richard N. Current, Daniel Webster and the Rise of National Conservatism — Merrill D. Peterson, The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Adonijah Strong Welch (1821-1889) — also known as Adonijah S. Welch — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla.; Ames, Story County, Iowa. Born in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Conn., April 12, 1821. Republican. First principal, in 1851-65, of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Mich. (later Eastern Michigan University); member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1863-66; established a lumber mill at Jacksonville, Fla.; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1868-69; first president, in 1869-83, of the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa (later Iowa State University); college professor; author. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 14, 1889 (age 67 years, 336 days). Interment at Iowa State College Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
  Welch Hall (built 1896), at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Lewis Ledyard Weld — of Colorado. Secretary of Colorado Territory, 1861. Burial location unknown.
  Weld County, Colo. is named for him.
  Gideon Welles (1802-1878) — of Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn., July 1, 1802. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1827, 1829-30, 1832, 1834-35; Connecticut state comptroller, 1835-36, 1842-44; postmaster at Hartford, Conn., 1836-41; member of Republican National Committee from Connecticut, 1856-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1860; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1861-69. Episcopalian. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 11, 1878 (age 75 years, 225 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Jane Hale.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Gideon Welles (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Gideon Welles: John Niven, Gideon Welles : Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy
  Hezekiah Griffith Wells (1812-1885) — also known as Hezekiah G. Wells — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, June 16, 1812. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835; Whig candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837, 1838; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856, 1872 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1871-83; member of Michigan state constitutional commission 4th District, 1873. Episcopalian. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., April 4, 1885 (age 72 years, 292 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1840 to Achsah Strong.
  Wells Hall (built 1877 as dormitory, burned 1905; rebuilt on same site 1907, converted to offices 1940s, demolished 1966; rebuilt on different site 1960s as a major classroom and office building, and expanded since) at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
Paul H. Wendler Paul H. Wendler (1917-2013) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., March 8, 1917. Mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1971-73. Died March 13, 2013 (age 96 years, 5 days). Burial location unknown.
  Wendler Arena, in the Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan, is named for him.
  Image source: Saginaw (Mich.) News, March 13, 2013
  John Wentworth (1815-1888) — also known as "Long John" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Sandwich, Carroll County, N.H., March 5, 1815. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1843-51, 1853-55, 1865-67 (4th District 1843-51, 2nd District 1853-55, 1st District 1865-67); mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1857-58, 1860-61; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County, 1862. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 16, 1888 (age 73 years, 225 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Roxana Marie Loomis; uncle of Moses Jones Wentworth; grandson of John Wentworth Jr..
  Political family: Wentworth-Pitman family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Wentworth Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800-1879) — also known as Jacob Westervelt — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Tenafly, Bergen County, N.J., January 20, 1800. Shipbuilder; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1853-55; member of New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1857. Dutch Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 21, 1879 (age 79 years, 32 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, April 25, 1825, to Eliza M. Thompson.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jacob A. Westervelt (built 1944 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Austin Wharton (1806-1838) — of Texas. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., 1806. Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1836; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1836-37, 1838; died in office 1838. Member, Freemasons. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., December 17, 1838 (age about 32 years). Interment at Founders Memorial Park, Houston, Tex.
  Relatives: Brother of William Harris Wharton.
  Wharton County, Tex. is named partly for him.
  William Harris Wharton (1802-1839) — of Texas. Born in Virginia, 1802. Delegate to Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Victoria, 1832; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Victoria, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1836, 1837-39; died in office 1839. Killed when he accidentally shot himself while dismounting from his horse, near Hempstead, Waller County, Tex., March 14, 1839 (age about 36 years). Interment at Restwood Memorial Park, Clute, Tex.
  Relatives: Brother of John Austin Wharton.
  Wharton County, Tex. is named partly for him.
  Albert Harold Wheeler (1915-1994) — also known as Albert H. Wheeler — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born December 11, 1915. Democrat. University professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1975-78; defeated, 1978. Catholic. African ancestry. Died April 4, 1994 (age 78 years, 114 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Father of Alma Wheeler Smith.
  Political family: Smith-Wheeler-Warren family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  Wheeler Park, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Joseph Wheeler Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906) — also known as "Fighting Joe" — of Wheeler, Lawrence County, Ala. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., September 10, 1836. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1881-82, 1885-1900; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Episcopalian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the War of 1812. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 25, 1906 (age 69 years, 137 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Wheeler and Julia Knox (Hull) Wheeler; married, February 6, 1866, to Daniella Jones (granddaughter of Peter Early); father of Thomas Harrison Wheeler.
  Wheeler County, Ga. is named for him.
  Wheeler Dam (built 1933-36), on the Tennessee River in Lauderdale and Lawrence counties, Alabama, and the Wheeler Lake reservoir, which extends into Limestone, Morgan, and Madison counties, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  Royal Tyler Wheeler (1810-1864) — of Texas. Born in Vermont, 1810. District judge in Texas, 1844; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1845-64; died in office 1864. Died by suicide, in Washington County, Tex., April 9, 1864 (age about 53 years). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Wheeler County, Tex. is named for him.
  William Wheelwright (1798-1873) — Born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., March 18, 1798. Ship captain; U.S. Consul in Guayaquil, 1825-28; built railroads in South America; organized the Pacific Steamship Navigation Company; created the first telegraph lines in South America. Died in London, England, September 26, 1873 (age 75 years, 192 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Wheelwright and Anna (Coombs) Wheelwright; married, February 10, 1829, to Martha Gerrish.
  The town of Wheelwright, Argentina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander White (1738-1804) — of Frederick County, Va. Born in Orange County, Va., June 17, 1738. Lawyer; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1772-73; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Frederick County, 1782-86, 1788; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Frederick County, 1788; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-93 (at-large 1789-91, 1st District 1791-93). Slaveowner. Died in Frederick County, Va., October 9, 1804 (age 66 years, 114 days). Interment at Wood Family Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Robert White and Margaret (Hoge) White; uncle of Francis White; great-granduncle of Robert White.
  Political family: White family of Frederick County, Virginia.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander White (built 1942 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Andrew D. White Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) — also known as Andrew D. White — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Homer, Cortland County, N.Y., November 7, 1832. Republican. University professor; member of New York state senate 22nd District, 1864-67; co-founder and first president of Cornell University, 1867-79 and 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872 (alternate), 1884, 1912; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1879-81; Russia, 1892-94; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1897-1902. Member, American Historical Association; American Philosophical Society. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., November 4, 1918 (age 85 years, 362 days). Entombed at Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.; statue at Arts Quad, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Horace White (1802-1860) and Clara (Dickson) White; married 1859 to Mary A. Outwater; married 1890 to Helen Magill; uncle of Horace White (1865-1943); grandson of Andrew Dickson.
  Political family: White family of Syracuse, New York.
  Cross-reference: Albert Henry Washburn
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Andrew D. White (built 1942 at Sausalito, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
  Henry White (1850-1927) — Born in Baltimore, Md., March 29, 1850. U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1905-07; France, 1906-09. Episcopalian. Died in Lenox, Berkshire County, Mass., July 15, 1927 (age 77 years, 108 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Father of John Campbell White.
  Political family: White-Moffat family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry White (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840) — also known as Hugh L. White — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Rowan County, N.C., October 30, 1773. Whig. Justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1801; member of Tennessee state senate, 1807; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1808-09; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1825-40; candidate for President of the United States, 1836. Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., April 10, 1840 (age 66 years, 163 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Lawson) White and James White; married to Elizabeth Carrick; father of Samuel Davies Carrick White; uncle of George McNutt White; great-granduncle of Luke Lea.
  Political family: Lea-Cocke family of Tennessee.
  White County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James White (1747-1821) — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., 1747. Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1797-98, 1801-05. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., August 14, 1821 (age about 74 years). Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (McConnell) White and Moses Adam White; married 1770 to Mary Lawson; father of Hugh Lawson White; grandfather of George McNutt White; second great-grandfather of Luke Lea.
  Political family: Lea-Cocke family of Tennessee.
  The General James White Memorial Civic Coliseum, (built 1961), in Knoxville, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel A. Whiteside (1783-1868) — Born in Rutherford County, N.C., April 12, 1783. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1819-21; general in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War. Died in Mt. Auburn, Christian County, Ill., January 3, 1868 (age 84 years, 266 days). Interment at Hunter Cemetery, Christian County, Ill.
  Relatives: First cousin once removed of John D. Whiteside.
  Whiteside County, Ill. is named for him.
  James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948) — also known as James B. Whitfield — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Wayne County, N.C., November 8, 1860. Leon County Judge, 1889; Florida state treasurer, 1897-1900; Florida state attorney general, 1903-04; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1904-43; appointed 1904; chief justice of Florida state supreme court, 1905, 1909. Died in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., August 20, 1948 (age 87 years, 286 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Allen Whitfield and Mary Whitfield (Croom) Whitfield; married, November 25, 1886, to Leila Nash; married, June 12, 1901, to Margaret Hayward Randolph; nephew of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); grandson of James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); grandnephew of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868); great-grandson of Bryan Whitfield; first cousin thrice removed of Needham Bryan and Hardy Bryan; second cousin twice removed of Lovard Bryan; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Hunter Bryan and Henry Hunter Bryan; fourth cousin once removed of Auburn Bascomb Bryan.
  Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.
  The J. B. Whitfield Building (built 1913 as the Supreme Court and Railroad Commission Building; later renamed and occupied by the Public Service Commission; demolished in the late 1970s), in the Capital Complex of Tallahassee, Florida, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) — of Amesbury, Essex County, Mass. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., December 17, 1807. Poet; newspaper editor; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1835; Liberty candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1842. Quaker. Member, American Anti-Slavery Society. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died in Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, N.H., September 7, 1892 (age 84 years, 265 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Whittier and Abigail (Hussey) Whittier; third cousin twice removed of Robert Foss Fernald; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Davis, Albert Gallatin Dole, William Henry Barnum, George Winthrop Maston Pitman and Joseph Pitman.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Wentworth-Pitman family of New Hampshire (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Abraham Davenport
  The city of Whittier, California, is named for him.  — Whittier College, in Whittier, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John G. Whittier (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  Politician named for him: John Greenleaf Whittier Lewis
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Wickersham (1857-1939) — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash.; Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska. Born in Patoka, Marion County, Ill., August 24, 1857. Republican. Probate judge in Washington, 1884-88; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1898; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1900; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1909-17, 1919, 1921, 1931-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; member, Resolutions Committee). Died in Juneau, Alaska, October 24, 1939 (age 82 years, 61 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
  Mount Wickersham, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander Wilkin (c.1820-1864) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Orange County, N.Y., about 1820. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; secretary of Minnesota Territory, 1851-53; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Killed in battle at Tupelo, Lee County, Miss., July 14, 1864 (age about 44 years); highest ranking volunteer from Minnesota to be killed in the Civil War. Burial location unknown.
  Wilkin County, Minn. is named for him.
  Conrad Will — of Jackson County, Ill. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Jackson County, 1818. Burial location unknown.
  Will County, Ill. is named for him.
  George Henry Williams (1823-1910) — also known as George H. Williams — of Lee County, Iowa; Marion County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., March 23, 1823. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 1st District, 1847-52; justice of Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-57; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County, 1857; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1865-71; U.S. Attorney General, 1872-75; mayor of Portland, Ore., 1902-05. Episcopalian. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., April 4, 1910 (age 87 years, 12 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George H. Williams (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John R. Williams (1782-1854) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 4, 1782. Merchant; banker; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1824-25, 1829-30, 1844-46; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 20, 1854 (age 72 years, 169 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Williams and Cecile (Campeau) Williams; married 1804 to Mary Mott.
  John R. Street, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
John Sharp Williams John Sharp Williams (1854-1932) — of Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., July 30, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; cotton planter; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1892, 1904 (Temporary Chair; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; chair, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker), 1912 (speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1920; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1893-1909 (5th District 1893-1903, 8th District 1903-09); U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1911-23. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons; Elks. Died near Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss., September 7, 1932 (age 78 years, 39 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Yazoo County, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Harris Williams (Confederate Army colonel; killed in battle of Shiloh) and Annie Louise (Sharp) Williams; married, October 2, 1877, to Elizabeth Dial 'Bettie' Webb; father of John Sharp Williams Jr.; grandson of Christopher Harris Williams (1798-1857); second great-grandson of John Williams; cousin *** of Sydenham Benoni Alexander.
  Political family: Williams family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sharp Williams (built 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  Jonathan Williams (1750-1815) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 20, 1750. Secretary to Benjamin Franklin, 1770-75; first superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, 1802; engineer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1815; died in office 1815. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 16, 1815 (age 64 years, 361 days). Original interment at Pine Street Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1862 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  The neighborhood of Williamsburg, in Brooklyn, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph R. Williams (c.1904-1993) — also known as Joe R. Williams — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Samaria, Oneida County, Idaho, about 1904. Democrat. Acting postmaster at Boise, Idaho, 1950-52; Idaho state auditor, 1959-89; resigned 1989. Died, from heart failure, May 10, 1993 (age about 89 years). Burial location unknown.
  The Joe R. Williams State Office Building, in Boise, Idaho, is named for him.
  Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) — also known as Robert L. Williams — of Durant, Bryan County, Okla. Born near Brundidge, Pike County, Ala., December 20, 1868. Democrat. Methodist minister; lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Indian Territory, 1904-07; delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker); Governor of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of pneumonia, at Wilson N. Jones Hospital, Sherman, Grayson County, Tex., April 10, 1948 (age 79 years, 112 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Williams and Sarah Julia (Paul) Williams.
  The Robert Lee Williams Public Library, in Durant, Oklahoma, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C. Born in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pa., December 5, 1735. Preacher; university professor; physician; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93. Presbyterian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 22, 1819 (age 83 years, 168 days). Entombed at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson; married 1789 to Maria Apthorpe; granduncle of Joseph Pomeroy; great-granduncle of John Means Pomeroy and William Culbertson Pomeroy; second great-granduncle of Albert Nevin Pomeroy.
  Political family: Pomeroy family of Pennsylvania.
  Williamson County, Tenn. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Hugh Williamson (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; ran aground and wrecked in Pernambuco, Brazil, 1946; later scrapped) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert McAlpin Williamson (1806-1859) — also known as "Three Legged Willie" — of Texas. Born in Georgia, 1806. Delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Washington, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; justice of Texas Republic supreme court, 1837-40; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1840-43, 1844-45; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1843-44; member of Texas state senate, 1846-48; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1849; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1851. Due to a deformity developed during an illness when he was 15, causing his right leg to be drawn back at the knee, he wore a partial wooden leg attached at the knee. Died in Wharton, Wharton County, Tex., December 22, 1859 (age about 53 years). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Williamson County, Tex. is named for him.
  Frank Bartlett Willis (1871-1928) — also known as Frank B. Willis — of Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. Born in Lewis Center, Delaware County, Ohio, December 28, 1871. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1911-15; Governor of Ohio, 1915-17; defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1920, 1924; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1921-28; died in office 1928; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1928. Died suddenly, from a cerebral hemorrhage, as he was about to give a presidential campaign speech, at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, March 30, 1928 (age 56 years, 93 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Jay B. Willis and Lavinia Willis; married 1895 to Almira Parmelia Dustin.
  Frank B. Willis School (opened 1883 as Delaware High School; renamed 1928; closed 2016), in Delaware, Ohio, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Westel Willoughby Jr. (1769-1844) — of Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Conn., November 20, 1769. Democrat. Physician; common pleas court judge in New York, 1805-21; member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1807-09; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1815-17. Died in Newport, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 3, 1844 (age 74 years, 318 days). Interment at Newport Cemetery, Newport, N.Y.
  The city of Willoughby, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Davis Wilson (1811-1878) — also known as Benjamin D. Wilson; "Don Benito" — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Wilson County, Tenn., December 1, 1811. Mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1851-52; member of California state senate, 1860. Died in San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 11, 1878 (age 66 years, 100 days). Interment at Church of Our Savior Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1844 to Ramona Yorba; married to Margaret Hereford; father of Ruth Wilson (who married George Smith Patton); grandfather of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
  Mount Wilson, in the San Gabriel mountains, Los Angeles County, California, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Malcolm Wilson (1914-2000) — also known as Malcolm Wilson — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 26, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1939-58 (Westchester County 5th District 1939-44, Westchester County 1st District 1945-58); served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1959-73; Governor of New York, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1984. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y., March 13, 2000 (age 86 years, 16 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Herbert Wilson; married, September 6, 1941, to Katharine McCloskey.
  The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge (built 1952-55 as Tappan Zee Bridge; governor's name added 1994; closed 2017; demolished 2019), on the New York Thruway, crossing the Hudson River between Tarrytown and Grand View-on-Hudson, New York, was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
Henry Wilson Henry Wilson (1812-1875) — also known as Jeremiah Jones Colbaith — of Natick, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Farmington, Strafford County, N.H., February 16, 1812. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1841-42; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1844-46, 1850-52; delegate to Whig National Convention from Massachusetts, 1848; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1852; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1853; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1855-73; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1856 ; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868; Vice President of the United States, 1873-75; died in office 1875. Congregationalist. Died, of a stroke, in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., November 22, 1875 (age 63 years, 279 days). Interment at Dell Park Cemetery, Natick, Mass.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Wilson (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Henry Wilson: Richard H. Abbot, Cobbler in Congress : The Life of Henry Wilson 1812-1875
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  James Wilson (1742-1798) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa.; Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Carskerdo, Fife, Scotland, September 14, 1742. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-98; died in office 1798. Episcopalian. Died in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., August 28, 1798 (age 55 years, 348 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Chowan County, N.C.; reinterment in 1906 at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married, November 5, 1771, to Rachel Bird; married 1793 to Hannah Gray.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Wilson (built 1941-42 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Charles Wilson (1818-1860) — of Texas. Born in Yorkshire, England, August 21, 1818. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1849-50; member of Texas state senate, 1851-53. Methodist. Volunteer on the Somervell Expedition in 1842; captured at Mier, Mexico, and held at Perote Prison until his escape in 1843; famed orator in support of Texas annexation to the U.S. and, later, secession to join the Confederacy. Died of tuberculosis, at Gonzales, Gonzales County, Tex., February 7, 1860 (age 41 years, 170 days). Original interment at Askey Cemetery, Gonzales, Tex.; reinterment in 1936 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Wilson County, Tex. is named for him.
  Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847) — also known as Louis D. Wilson — of Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Edgecombe County, N.C., May 12, 1789. Democrat. Notary public; justice of the peace; merchant; member of North Carolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1815-19; member of North Carolina state senate, 1820, 1824-32, 1838-47 (Edgecombe County 1820, 1824-32, 15th District 1838-43, 10th District 1844-47); died in office 1847; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1835; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Member, Freemasons. Died, from yellow fever, while serving in the U.S. Army in the Mexican War, in Veracruz, Veracruz, August 12, 1847 (age 58 years, 92 days). Original interment at Rocky Mount Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, N.C.; reinterment in 1904 at Tarboro Town Common, Tarboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Wilson and Elizabeth (Dicken) Wilson.
  Wilson County, N.C. is named for him.
  The city of Wilson, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — NCpedia
Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) — also known as Thomas Woodrow Wilson; "Schoolmaster in Politics" — of New Jersey. Born in Staunton, Va., December 28, 1856. Democrat. University professor; president of Princeton University, 1902-10; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-13; President of the United States, 1913-21. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize in 1919; elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. Died in Washington, D.C., February 3, 1924 (age 67 years, 37 days). Entombed at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 2011 at Main Railway Station, Prague, Czechia.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet 'Jessie' (Woodrow) Wilson; married, June 24, 1885, to Ellen Wilson; married, December 18, 1915, to Edith Wilson; father of Eleanor Randolph Wilson (who married William Gibbs McAdoo); grandfather of Woodrow Wilson Sayre.
  Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: William C. Bullitt — Bainbridge Colby — Joseph E. Davies — Joseph P. Tumulty — Thomas H. Birch — Byron R. Newton
  Mount Woodrow Wilson, in Fremont County and Sublette County, Wyoming, is named for him.  — Woodrow Wilson Plaza, in the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C., is is named for him.  — Wilson Dam (built 1924), on the Tennessee River in Colbert and Lauderdale counties, Alabama, as well as the Wilson Lake reservoir, which extends into Lawrence county, are named for him.  — Rambla Presidente Wilson, in Montevideo, Uruguay, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Woodrow W. Bean — Woodrow W. Jones — Woodrow W. Scott — Tom Woodrow Payne — W. W. Dumas — Woodrow Wilson Mann — Woodrow W. Lavender — Woodrow W. Baird — Woodrow W. Mathna — Woodrow W. Hulme — Woodrow W. Kline — Woodrow W. McDonald — Woodrow W. Hollan — Woodrow W. Carter — Woodrow W. Ferguson — W. Wilson Goode — Woodrow Wilson Storey — Woodrow W. Bean III
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100,000 gold certificate, which was issued in 1934-45 for cash transactions between banks.
  Campaign slogan (1916): "He kept us out of war."
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Woodrow Wilson: Louis Auchincloss, Woodrow Wilson — Herbert Hoover, The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson — James Chace, 1912 : Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the Country — John Milton Cooper, Reconsidering Woodrow Wilson: Progressivism, Internationalism, War, and Peace — A. Scott Berg, Wilson — Anne Schraff, Woodrow Wilson (for young readers)
  Critical books about Woodrow Wilson: Jim Powell, Wilson's War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
  William Windom (1827-1891) — of Winona, Winona County, Minn. Born in Belmont County, Ohio, May 10, 1827. Republican. U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1859-69 (at-large 1859-63, 1st District 1863-69); member of Republican National Committee from Minnesota, 1866-68; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1870-71, 1871-81, 1881-83; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1881, 1889-91; died in office 1891. Quaker. Fell dead, from heart disease, at the annual banquet of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, just after finishing a speech, in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 29, 1891 (age 63 years, 264 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  The city of Windom, Minnesota, is named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $2 silver certificate in the 1890s.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Wood Wingate (1840-1928) — also known as George W. Wingate — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 1, 1840. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; led construction of elevated railways in Brooklyn; marksmanship promoter; president, National Rifle Association, 1886-1900; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; National Rifle Association. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 22, 1928 (age 87 years, 265 days). Interment at Friends Burying Ground, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary P. (Robinson) Wingate and Charles Wingate; married 1867 to Susan Prudence Man.
  George W. Wingate High School (opened 1956, closed 2006), in Brooklyn, New York, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Wingfield (1876-1959) — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., August 16, 1876. Republican. Rancher; mining business; banker; hotel owner; member of Republican National Committee from Nevada, 1920-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Washoe Medical Center, Reno, Washoe County, Nev., December 25, 1959 (age 83 years, 131 days). Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Yates Wingfield and Martha Matilda (Spradling) Wingfield; married to Maude Azile Murdoch and Roxy Thoma.
  Wingfield Park, in Reno, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Anthony Winston (1812-1871) — also known as John A. Winston — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born September 4, 1812. Democrat. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1840; member of Alabama state senate, 1845; Governor of Alabama, 1853-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860, 1868; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died December 21, 1871 (age 59 years, 108 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Sumter County, Ala.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of Robert Burns Lindsay.
  Winston County, Ala. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Joseph Winston (1746-1815) — of North Carolina. Born in Louisa County, Va., June 17, 1746. Democrat. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state senate, 1790; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1793-95, 1803-07 (at-large 1793-95, 12th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07). Slaveowner. Died near Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., April 21, 1815 (age 68 years, 308 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Winston; father-in-law of Robert Overton Williams; father of Louis L. Winston and Fountain Winston.
  Political families: Williams family of North Carolina; Clay family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Winston, now part of the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Louis L. Winston (1784-1824) — of Mississippi. Born in Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., November 24, 1784. Delegate to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1821-24; died in office 1824. Died in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., August 20, 1824 (age 39 years, 270 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Adams County, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Winston; brother-in-law of Robert Overton Williams; brother of Fountain Winston.
  Political family: Williams family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Winston County, Miss. is named for him.
William Wirt William Wirt (1772-1834) — of Virginia. Born near Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Md., November 8, 1772. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney at the treason trial of Aaron Burr, 1807; U.S. Attorney for Virginia, 1816-17; U.S. Attorney General, 1817-29; Anti-Masonic candidate for President of the United States, 1832. Presbyterian. German and Swiss ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., February 18, 1834 (age 61 years, 102 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Wirt and Henrietta Wirt; married, May 28, 1795, to Mildred 'Millie' Gilmer (niece of John Walker and Francis Walker; aunt of Thomas Walker Gilmer); married, September 7, 1802, to Elizabeth Washington Gamble (sister-in-law of William Henry Cabell); father of Catherine Gratten Wirt (who married Alexander Randall); grandfather of John Wirt Randall; great-grandfather of Hannah Parker Randall (who married William Bladen Lowndes).
  Wirt County, W.Va. is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Wirt Adams — William Wirt Virgin — William Wirt Watkins — William Wirt Vaughan — William W. Warren — William Wirt Culbertson — William Wirt Herod — William W. Dixon — William Wirt Henderson — William W. Hastings — W. Wirt Courtney
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about William Wirt: Gregory Kurt Glassner, Adopted Son: The Life, Wit & Wisdom of William Wirt, 1772-1834
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
Henry Alexander Wise Henry Alexander Wise (1806-1876) — also known as Henry A. Wise — of Accomac, Accomack County, Va.; Princess Anne County, Va. (now Virginia Beach, Va.). Born in Virginia, December 3, 1806. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1833-44 (8th District 1833-35, 21st District 1835-41, 8th District 1841-43, 7th District 1843-44); U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1844-47; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; Governor of Virginia, 1856-59; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Princess Anne County, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died September 12, 1876 (age 69 years, 284 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Father of Richard Alsop Wise and John Sergeant Wise; uncle of George Douglas Wise.
  Political family: Wise-Sergeant-Rockefeller family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Wise counties in Tex. and Va. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  James Withycombe (1854-1919) — of Oregon. Born in Tavistock, Devon, England, March 21, 1854. Republican. Farmer; Governor of Oregon, 1915-19; defeated in primary, 1906; died in office 1919. Member, Grange. Died, from a heart condition, in Salem, Marion County, Ore., March 3, 1919 (age 64 years, 347 days). Entombed at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Withycombe and Mary Ann Withycombe; married, June 6, 1875, to Isabell Carpenter.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Withycombe (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; ran aground and wrecked 1943, near the Panama Canal in the Caribbean Sea) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Oliver Wolcott Sr. (1726-1797) — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., December 1, 1726. Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1775-78, 1780-84; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1776-85; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1786-96; Governor of Connecticut, 1796-97; died in office 1797. Congregationalist. Died in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., December 1, 1797 (age 71 years, 0 days). Interment at East Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Roger Wolcott (1679-1767) and Sarah (Drake) Wolcott; brother of Erastus Wolcott and Ursula Wolcott (who married Matthew Griswold (1714-1799)); married, January 21, 1755, to Laura Collins; father of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Mary Ann Wolcott (who married Chauncey Goodrich) and Frederick Wolcott; uncle of Roger Griswold; great-grandfather of Roger Wolcott (1847-1900); great-granduncle of John William Allen, James Samuel Wadsworth, Henry Titus Backus, Christopher Parsons Wolcott and Matthew Griswold (1833-1919); second great-granduncle of Charles Frederick Wadsworth, James Wolcott Wadsworth, Edward Oliver Wolcott and Alfred Wolcott; third great-granduncle of James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. and Selden Chapin; fourth great-granduncle of James Jermiah Wadsworth and Frederic Lincoln Chapin; fifth great-granduncle of James Wadsworth Symington; first cousin twice removed of Gaylord Griswold, Samuel Clesson Allen, William Wolcott Ellsworth and Henry Leavitt Ellsworth; first cousin thrice removed of Elisha Hunt Allen and George Washington Wolcott; first cousin four times removed of Edmund Holcomb, Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, William Fessenden Allen and Frederick Hobbes Allen; first cousin five times removed of Judson H. Warner, Nelson Platt Wheeler, William Egbert Wheeler and Henry Augustus Wolcott; first cousin six times removed of Alexander Royal Wheeler; second cousin of William Pitkin; second cousin once removed of Daniel Pitkin; second cousin twice removed of James Hillhouse and Timothy Pitkin; second cousin thrice removed of Phineas Lyman Tracy, Albert Haller Tracy, Henry Ward Beecher, Leveret Brainard, Edwin Carpenter Pinney and John Robert Graham Pitkin; second cousin four times removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root, George Griswold Sill, Frederick Walker Pitkin, George Buckingham Beecher, Luther S. Pitkin and Claude Carpenter Pinney; second cousin five times removed of Augustus Brandegee, George Frederick Stone, Clarence Horatio Pitkin, Carroll Peabody Pitkin, Caleb Seymour Pitkin, Harry Kear Wolcott, Eldred C. Pitkin, Henry Merrill Wolcott, Frances Payne Bolton and Harold B. Pinney; third cousin thrice removed of John Arnold Rockwell and Oliver Morgan Hungerford.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Wolcott, Vermont, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760-1833) — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., January 11, 1760. Connecticut state comptroller, 1788-90; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1795-1800; banker; Governor of Connecticut, 1817-27; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818. Congregationalist. Accused, by political adversaries in 1800, of setting fire to the State Department, and resigned from the Cabinet in protest against the investigation. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 1, 1833 (age 73 years, 141 days). Interment at East Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Wolcott Sr. and Laura (Collins) Wolcott; brother of Mary Ann Wolcott (who married Chauncey Goodrich) and Frederick Wolcott; nephew of Erastus Wolcott and Ursula Wolcott (who married Matthew Griswold (1714-1799)); grandson of Roger Wolcott (1679-1767); granduncle of Roger Wolcott (1847-1900); third great-grandson of William Leete; first cousin of Roger Griswold; first cousin twice removed of John William Allen, James Samuel Wadsworth, Henry Titus Backus, Christopher Parsons Wolcott and Matthew Griswold (1833-1919); first cousin thrice removed of Charles Frederick Wadsworth, James Wolcott Wadsworth, Edward Oliver Wolcott and Alfred Wolcott; first cousin four times removed of James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. and Selden Chapin; first cousin five times removed of James Jermiah Wadsworth and Frederic Lincoln Chapin; first cousin six times removed of James Wadsworth Symington; second cousin once removed of William Pitkin, Gaylord Griswold, Samuel Clesson Allen, William Wolcott Ellsworth and Henry Leavitt Ellsworth; second cousin twice removed of Joseph Lyman Huntington, Elisha Hunt Allen and George Washington Wolcott; second cousin thrice removed of Edmund Holcomb, Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, Collins Dwight Huntington, William Fessenden Allen, George Milo Huntington and Frederick Hobbes Allen; second cousin four times removed of Judson H. Warner, Nelson Platt Wheeler, William Egbert Wheeler and Henry Augustus Wolcott; second cousin five times removed of Alexander Royal Wheeler; third cousin of Daniel Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Thomas Chittenden, Enoch Woodbridge, James Hillhouse, Joseph Silliman (1756-1829) and Timothy Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of Phineas Lyman Tracy, Albert Haller Tracy, Henry Ward Beecher, Leveret Brainard, Edwin Carpenter Pinney, Roger Calvin Leete and John Robert Graham Pitkin; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root, George Griswold Sill, Frederick Walker Pitkin, George Buckingham Beecher, Luther S. Pitkin and Claude Carpenter Pinney; fourth cousin of Benjamin Tallmadge, Elizur Goodrich, Martin Chittenden, William Woodbridge and Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850); fourth cousin once removed of Chittenden Lyon, Frederick Augustus Tallmadge, Josiah C. Chittenden, Clark S. Chittenden, Abel Madison Scranton, Frederick Enoch Woodbridge and Joseph Fitch Silliman.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Wolcott, Vermont, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: One Hundredth Anniversary (1919)
  George Wolf (1777-1840) — of Easton, Northampton County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Allen Township, Northampton County, Pa., August 12, 1777. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Easton, Pa., 1802-03; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1814; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1824-29; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1829-35; defeated, 1835; comptroller of the U.S. Treasury, 1836-38; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1838-40; died in office 1840. German ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 11, 1840 (age 62 years, 212 days). Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Maria Margaretta Wolf and George Wolf (1737-1808).
  Wolf Township, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — Wolf Hall, at Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — Governor Wolf Elementary School (built 1956), in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — George Wolf Elementary School, in Bath, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — The Governor Wolf Building (built 1893, a former school converted to apartments), in Easton, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Wolfe (1810-1865) — of Kentucky. Born in Richmond, Va., October 20, 1810. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1853; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1859. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 3, 1865 (age 54 years, 256 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Great-grandfather of Millicent Hammond Fenwick.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York; Hammond-Stevens family of Bernardsville, New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Wolfe County, Ky. is named for him.
  Nelson W. Wolff (b. 1940) — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in 1940. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1971-73; member of Texas state senate, 1973-75; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 21st District, 1978; mayor of San Antonio, Tex., 1991-95; owner of grocery stores. Still living as of 1997.
  Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, in San Antonio, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George Tyler Wood (1795-1858) — Born in Cuthbert, Randolph County, Ga., March 12, 1795. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1837-38; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1841-42; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas state senate, 1846; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Texas, 1847-49; defeated, 1849, 1853. Slaveowner. Died in San Jacinto County, Tex., September 3, 1858 (age 63 years, 175 days). Interment at Robinson Graveyard, Near Point Blank, San Jacinto County, Tex.
  Wood County, Tex. is named for him.
  The town of Woodville, Texas, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  James Wood (1747-1813) — of Virginia. Born in 1747. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1775; Governor of Virginia, 1796-99. Died June 16, 1813 (age about 65 years). Interment at St. John's Churchyard, Richmond, Va.
  Wood County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  John Howland Wood Jr. (1916-1979) — also known as John H. Wood, Jr.; "Maximum John" — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Rockport, Aransas County, Tex., March 31, 1916. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1960; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1970-79; died in office 1979. Shot and killed in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., May 29, 1979 (age 63 years, 59 days). The killer was Charles Harrelson, a contract killer who was also the father of actor Woody Harrelson. Burial location unknown.
  The John H. Wood Federal Courthouse, in San Antonio, Texas, is named for him.  — John H. Wood Middle School, in San Antonio, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Leonard Wood Leonard Wood (1860-1927) — Born in Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H., October 9, 1860. Republican. Physician; received the Medal of Honor in 1898 for his actions during an Indian war in 1886; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; commander of the "Rough Riders"; Military Governor of Cuba, 1899-1902; major general in the Philippine-American War, 1902-06; first Army Chief of Staff; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1921-27; died in office 1927. English ancestry. Died, following surgery for a brain tumor, in the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 7, 1927 (age 66 years, 302 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Jewett Wood and Caroline E. (Hagar) Wood; married 1890 to Louisa Adriana Condit Smith.
  Fort Leonard Wood, in Pulaski County, Missouri, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Leonard W. Hall
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1902
  Silas Wood (1769-1847) — of Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in West Hills, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., September 14, 1769. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County, 1795-98, 1799-1800; Suffolk County District Attorney, 1818, 1821; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1819-29. Died in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., March 2, 1847 (age 77 years, 169 days). Interment at Old Burying Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Wood and Ruth (Brush) Wood; married 1802 to Catharine Huyck; married 1829 to Elizabeth Smith.
  Silas Wood School (now Silas Wood Sixth Grade Center), in Huntington Station, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
William Woodbridge William Woodbridge (1780-1861) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., August 20, 1780. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1807; member of Ohio state senate, 1813-15; secretary of Michigan Territory, 1815-28; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1819-20; resigned 1820; justice of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1828-32; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan at-large, 1835; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1838-40; Governor of Michigan, 1840-41; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1841-47. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 20, 1861 (age 81 years, 61 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Dudley Woodbridge (1747-1823) and Lucy (Backus) Woodbridge; married, June 29, 1806, to Julianna Trumbull; father of Julianna Trumbull Woodbridge (who married Henry Titus Backus (1809-1877)); third great-grandson of William Leete; first cousin of Henry Titus Backus (1809-1877); first cousin twice removed of George Douglas Perkins; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Huntington; first cousin five times removed of George Philip Kazen; second cousin of Isaac Backus; second cousin once removed of Enoch Woodbridge and Zina Hyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Huntington, Henry Huntington and Gurdon Huntington; third cousin of Thomas Worcester Hyde; third cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Joseph Silliman (1756-1829), Samuel H. Huntington, Timothy Pitkin, Abel Huntington, Phineas Lyman Tracy, Albert Haller Tracy, Benjamin Nicoll Huntington, Frederick Enoch Woodbridge, Matthew Griswold, Charles Edward Hyde, John Sedgwick Hyde and Edward Warden Hyde; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, Joshua Coit and James Davenport; third cousin thrice removed of John Foster Dulles, Allen Welsh Dulles and Selden Chapin; fourth cousin of Benjamin Tallmadge, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Frederick Wolcott, Dudley Woodbridge (1782-1844), Henry Meigs, Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850), Bela Edgerton, Jabez Williams Huntington, Heman Ticknor, Nathaniel Huntington, James Huntington, Martin Olds, Joseph Lyman Huntington, Charles Phelps Huntington, Elisha Mills Huntington and Alonzo Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus Seymour Porter, Samuel Lathrop, Peter Buell Porter, Theodore Davenport, Frederick Augustus Tallmadge, Henry Meigs Jr., John Forsyth Jr., Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, Edward Green Bradford, Collins Dwight Huntington, George Milo Huntington, Joseph Fitch Silliman, William Clark Huntington, Henry Stark Culver, Hiram Bingham, John Leffingwell Randolph and George Leffingwell Reed.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The township of Woodbridge, Michigan, is named for him.  — Woodbridge Street, in downtown Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Levi Woodbury (1789-1851) — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Francestown, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 22, 1789. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1816-23; Governor of New Hampshire, 1823-24; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1825; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1825; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1825-31, 1841-45; resigned 1845; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1831-34; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-41; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1845-51; died in office 1851; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1848. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., September 4, 1851 (age 61 years, 256 days). Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Woodbury and Mary (Woodbury) Woodbury; married to Elizabeth Williams Clapp; father of Charles Levi Woodbury and Mary Elizabeth Woodbury (who married Montgomery Blair); grandfather of Gist Blair; granduncle of Gordon Woodbury and Charlotte Eliza Woodbury; fourth cousin once removed of Isaac Stuart Raymond.
  Political families: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine; Lee-Randolph family; Woodbury-Holden family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts; Starkweather-Pendleton family of Preston, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Woodbury County, Iowa is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Woodward (1809-1875) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Bethany, Wayne County, Pa., March 26, 1809. Democrat. Delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837, 1873; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1841-51; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1845; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1852-67; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1863-67; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1863; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1867-71. Died in Rome, Italy, May 10, 1875 (age 66 years, 45 days). Interment at Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George W. Woodward (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alexander Penn Wooldridge (1847-1930) — also known as A. P. Wooldridge — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., April 13, 1847. Lawyer; bank president; mayor of Austin, Tex., 1909-19. Died in Austin, Travis County, Tex., September 8, 1930 (age 83 years, 148 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Wooldridge Park, in downtown Austin, Texas, is named for him.  — Wooldridge Elementary School, in Austin, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Gerald Lewis Wright (1933-2002) — also known as Gerald L. Wright; Jerry Wright — of West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Lyman, Uinta County, Wyo., February 22, 1933. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school teacher; mayor of West Valley City, Utah, 1994-2002; defeated, 1987; died in office 2002. Mormon. Suffered a stroke, and died, in LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, July 25, 2002 (age 69 years, 153 days). Interment at Valley View Memorial Park, West Valley City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Alton T. Wright and Ida Mabel (Jensen) Wright; married, July 16, 1953, to Lila Lynn Florence.
  Gerald L. Wright Elementary School, in West Valley City, Utah, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Albert Wright (1810-1867) — of Indiana. Born in Washington, Washington County, Pa., April 17, 1810. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1833-34, 1836-37; member of Indiana state senate, 1839-40; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1843-45; Governor of Indiana, 1849-57; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1857-61, 1865-67, died in office 1867; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1862-63. Methodist. Died in Berlin, Germany, May 11, 1867 (age 57 years, 24 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Brother of George Grover Wright.
  Wright County, Iowa may have been named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
Silas Wright, Jr. Silas Wright Jr. (1795-1847) — of Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass., May 24, 1795. Democrat. Lawyer; St. Lawrence County Surrogate, 1821-24; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1824-27; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29, 1829-30; New York state comptroller, 1829-34; U.S. Senator from New York, 1833-44; resigned 1844; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1844; Governor of New York, 1845-47; defeated, 1846. Died in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., August 27, 1847 (age 52 years, 95 days). Interment at Silas Wright Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.; memorial monument at Weybridge Town Center, Weybridge, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Wright and Eleanor (Goodale) Wright; second cousin thrice removed of Henry Merrill Wolcott; second cousin four times removed of Charles Ellsworth Goodell; third cousin once removed of Elijah Hunt Mills; fourth cousin of Morris Woodruff, Martin Keeler, Marshall Chapin and William Dean Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Theodore Dwight, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Greene Carrier Bronson, Charles Phelps Huntington, George Catlin Woodruff, Stephen Hiram Keeler, Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff, Edmund Gillett Chapin, William Chapman Williston, Zenas Ferry Moody, Charles Edward Phelps, Arthur Chapin and John Wingate Weeks.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Wright counties in Minn. and Mo. are named for him; Wright County, Iowa may have been named for him.
  Wright Peak, in the Ardirondack Mountains, Essex County, New York, is named for him.
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $50 gold certificate from the 1880s until 1913.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  William Mills Wrigley Jr. (1861-1932) — also known as William Wrigley, Jr. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 30, 1861. Republican. Founder, Wrigley chewing gum company; owner, Chicago Cubs baseball team; owner, Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Ariz.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Died, from a stroke, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 26, 1932 (age 70 years, 118 days). Originally entombed at Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Gardens, Avalon, Calif.; re-entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Wrigley Field (opened 1914, named 1927), ballpark for the Chicago Cubs, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wilson W. Wyatt (1905-1996) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 21, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948, 1952, 1960; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1962; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1963. Presbyterian. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; American Bar Association; Rotary. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 11, 1996 (age 90 years, 203 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Richard H. Wyatt and Mary (Watkins) Wyatt; married, June 14, 1930, to Anne Kinnaird Duncan.
  Wyatt Hall (built 1939, named 1995), which houses the law school at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.  — Wyatt Hall (including theaters and an art gallery), at Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Wynkoop (1737-1816) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pa., March 2, 1737. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1779-82; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1783-89; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91. Slaveowner. Died in Bucks County, Pa., March 25, 1816 (age 79 years, 23 days). Interment at Low Dutch Reformed Church Graveyard, Richboro, Pa.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Wynkoop (built 1942 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1958) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Wythe (1726-1806) — of York County, Va. Born in Elizabeth City County, Va. (now part of Hampton, Va.), December 3, 1726. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1758-68; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Virginia, 1777; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from York County, 1788. Episcopalian. Apparently murdered — poisoned by his grandnephew — and died two weeks later, in Richmond, Va., June 8, 1806 (age 79 years, 187 days). Interment at St. John's Churchyard, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Wythe County, Va. is named for him.
  The town of Wytheville, Virginia, is named for him.  — Wythe Avenue, in Richmond, Virginia, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS George Wythe (built 1941-42 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Bartlett Yancey (1785-1828) — of North Carolina. Born near Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., February 19, 1785. U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 9th District 1815-17); member of North Carolina state senate, 1817-27. Slaveowner. Died near Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., August 30, 1828 (age 43 years, 193 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: First cousin by marriage of Thomas Settle (1789-1857); first cousin of John Kerr; first cousin once removed of Thomas Settle (1831-1888); first cousin twice removed of Thomas Settle (1865-1919).
  Political family: Kerr-Settle family of North Carolina.
  Yancey County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Joseph C. Yates Joseph Christopher Yates (1768-1837) — also known as Joseph C. Yates — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., November 9, 1768. Democrat. Lawyer; one of the founders of Union College, 1795; mayor of Schenectady, N.Y., 1798-1807; member of New York state senate Eastern District, 1805-08; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1808-22; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Governor of New York, 1823-24. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., March 19, 1837 (age 68 years, 130 days). Burial location unknown.
  Yates County, N.Y. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Almer Michael Yealey (1873-1962) — also known as A. M. Yealey — of Florence, Boone County, Ky. Born in Union County, Ohio, January 29, 1873. Democrat. School teacher and principal; mayor of Florence, Ky., 1908, 1921-23, 1941-43, 1954. German ancestry. Died in Boone County, Ky., November 25, 1962 (age 89 years, 300 days). Interment at Florence Cemetery, Florence, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Yealey and Catherine (Strebel) Yealey; married, March 1, 1898, to Lucy Ann Rouse.
  The A. M. Yealey Elementary School (built 1962), in Florence, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Emmett Yeater (1861-1943) — also known as Charles E. Yeater — of Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo. Born in Osceola, St. Clair County, Mo., April 24, 1861. Democrat. Member of Missouri state senate 15th District, 1893-96; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1921; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1928. Died in Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo., July 20, 1943 (age 82 years, 87 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Jameson Yeater and Sarah Jeanette (Ellis) Yeater; married to Anna Richardson.
  The Charles E. Yeater Learning Center (classroom building, opened 1976), State Fair Community College, Sedalia, Missouri, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Archibald Yell (1797-1847) — of Fayetteville, Washington County, Ark. Born in North Carolina, August 9, 1797. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; federal judge, 1832-35; U.S. Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1836-39, 1845-46; resigned 1846; Governor of Arkansas, 1840-44; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Slaveowner. Killed in the Mexican War Battle of Buena Vista, Coahuila, February 22, 1847 (age 49 years, 197 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
  Yell County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) — of Massillon, Stark County, Ohio; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Washington County, Md., November 30, 1810. Republican. Carpenter; millwright; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., December 16, 1892 (age 82 years, 16 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  Yesler Way, a street in downtown Seattle, Washington, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henderson King Yoakum (1810-1856) — of Tennessee. Born September 6, 1810. Mayor of Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1837; member of Tennessee state senate, 1839. Died November 30, 1856 (age 46 years, 85 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Tex.
  Yoakum County, Tex. is named for him.
  Brigham Young (1801-1877) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Whitingham, Windham County, Vt., June 1, 1801. Leader of the Mormon Church 1841-1877; Governor of Utah Territory, 1850-58. Mormon. Member, Freemasons. Died, of peritonitis and appendicitis, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, August 29, 1877 (age 76 years, 89 days). Interment at Mormon Pioneer Memorial, Salt Lake City, Utah; statue at Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah; statue at Heritage Plaza, St. George, Utah.
  Relatives: Father of Susa Young Gates.
  Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah, is named for him.  — The city of Brigham City, Utah, is named for him.
  See also NNDB dossier
  George Cressler Young (1916-2015) — Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 4, 1916. U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1961-66; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1961-66; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 1962-81; took senior status 1981. Died in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., April 24, 2015 (age 98 years, 263 days). Burial location unknown.
  The George C. Young Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Orlando, Florida, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) — also known as Owen D. Young — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 27, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; financier; industrialist; chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the founders of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla., July 11, 1962 (age 87 years, 257 days). Interment at Van Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Smith Young and Ida (Brandow) Young; married, June 30, 1898, to Josephine Sheldon Edmonds; married, February 21, 1937, to Louise (Powis) Clark; father of Philip Young.
  The Owen D. Young Central School, in Van Hornesville, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Anton Young III (1923-2007) — also known as Robert A. Young III — of St. Ann, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., November 27, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; pipefitter; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st District, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960, 1964; member of Missouri state senate, 1963-77; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1977-87; defeated, 1986. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Lions; Knights of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets. Died, of liver failure, in St. Ann, St. Louis County, Mo., October 17, 2007 (age 83 years, 324 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, November 27, 1947, to Irene Slawson.
  The Robert A. Young Federal Building (built 1931 as St. Louis Mart & Terminal Warehouse; acquired by U.S. Army 1941; converted to civilian federal agency offices 1961; given current name 1988), in St. Louis, Missouri, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) — also known as David Levy; "Father of Florida's Railroads" — of St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla.; Homosassa, Citrus County, Fla. Born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, June 12, 1810. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County, 1838-39; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61; imprisoned as a Confederate at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War. Jewish. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 10, 1886 (age 76 years, 120 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Charles Anderson Wickliffe.
  Political family: Wickliffe-Holt family of Bardstown, Kentucky.
  Levy County, Fla. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Carl Frederick Zeidler (1908-1942) — also known as Carl Zeidler; "Singing Mayor"; "Boy Mayor" — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 4, 1908. Mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1940-42; resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Killed when the munitions ship La Salle was struck by torpedos, exploded, and sank, about 350 miles southeast of the Cape of Good Hope, in the Indian Ocean, November 7, 1942 (age 34 years, 307 days); his remains were never found. Cenotaph at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Brother of Frank P. Zeidler.
  Carl F. Zeidler Park (now Zeidler Union Square), in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James William Zevely (1861-1927) — also known as J. W. Zevely — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla.; Washington, D.C.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Linn, Osage County, Mo., October 8, 1861. Democrat. Librarian; secretary of Missouri Democratic Party, 1888; Inspector in Charge for U.S. Department of the Interior; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912, 1916; as attorney for the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, and for Harry F. Sinclair, he was a figure in the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s. Died, of pernicious anemia and liver cirrhosis, in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., June 10, 1927 (age 65 years, 245 days). Interment somewhere in Paris, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Thaddeus Zevely and Mary A. Zevely; married, June 23, 1908, to Janie C. Clay.
  The champion racehorse "Zev" (1920-1943) was named for him by Harry F. Sinclair.
  Francis Marion Ziebach (1830-1929) — also known as Frank Ziebach — of South Dakota. Born in 1830. Democrat. Member Dakota territorial council, 1883-84; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1884; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1908. Died in 1929 (age about 99 years). Interment at Yankton Municipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Ziebach County, S.Dak. is named for him.
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